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Shy but Curios Owlets
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Shy but Curios Owlets

by Marina Scarr

Gallery: AvianPosted May 11, 2014192 views11 comments
These Screech Owlets were initially a bit shy as evidenced by this image. They quickly became curious of sights and sounds surrounding their cavity and spent hours sitting at the edge of it each night until they branched. In this image, I would say they are nearing 3 weeks old. There was a third, younger owlet which had more whitish fuzz on its head. Much to my dismay, the entrance to the cavity wasn't large enough for all 3 to roost comfortably.

I found processing these images fairly tricky. Since these images were taken at night, it was difficult to decide how they looked best.

Canon 1D4, Canon 500L
F18, 1/200sec, ISO 320, manual mode
2 flash set up
Jobu head, Feisol tripod

C & C always most welcomed and much appreciated.

Comments

11 comments
Comment posted by Hans Overduin on May 11, 2014 at 2:28 PM
Amazing shot, takes a while to see how 'things work'. Well done :toast: , Hans
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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on May 11, 2014 at 3:46 PM
Hi Marina--Well done......................Jim
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Comment posted by Steve Zimic on May 11, 2014 at 6:20 PM
Very unique and well processed. If they closed their eyes you'd never know there were owls in there. I guess that the strategy.
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Comment posted by gary phillips on May 12, 2014 at 5:01 AM
This is very, very cool, Marina. I had a friend who recently passed away that drew some amazing young owls. Your photo reminded me of his work and his friendship. Thank you.
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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on May 12, 2014 at 2:43 PM
Remarkable :toast:
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Comment posted by John Tobias on May 12, 2014 at 7:24 PM
Certainly a unique point of view of owlets! Nicely done. Thanks for sharing.
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Comment posted by May Haga on May 13, 2014 at 5:35 PM
The "eyes have it". Very cool image.
May
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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 14, 2014 at 2:03 AM
Nice find and strong composition.
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Comment posted by Richard Teller on May 14, 2014 at 2:04 AM
Great image. It surely kept my attention. It took me a little while to figure out what I was looking at. That's why I like it.
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 14, 2014 at 11:01 PM
A very cool image, Marina. I love the way they fill the opening. Excellent job on the flash.

:toast:
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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on May 15, 2014 at 8:43 PM
This is great, cute and made me chuckle! Really like the composition.
Ray
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