Juvenile Verreaux's

Gallery: AvianPosted January 9, 2017284 views7 comments

During this year's South Africa safari, our group came across a young Verreaux's Eagle-Owl perched near the road as we were rumbling along on a morning drive in Kruger National Park. It flew from the road up to this perch, which was right at eye level. Conditions were still a bit dark at this point in the morning, so I asked our guide to supplement the dawn glow with a spotlight. Thankfully, we had a still subject and were able to snap a couple quick photos before moving on.

Canon 1DX
Canon 600mm f/4 IS
ISO 3200
1/15th
f/4

Max

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7 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 9, 2017 at 6:59 PM

Nice detail in the owl, Max and a neat perch. I'd be tempted to remove the oof part of the perch on the left.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on January 9, 2017 at 7:26 PM

Really nice. Looks pretty natural in spite of the spot light used. Well done.

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Comment posted by Jake Alletson on January 9, 2017 at 10:30 PM

That's a really nice sighting and I am suitably envious. Well done!

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Comment posted by David Schoen on January 10, 2017 at 4:43 PM

Very nice pose and head turn. I agree that it looks pretty natural considering the spotlight. Almost looks like a late afternoon sun.

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on January 11, 2017 at 6:52 PM

Really nice capture for the conditions you describe Max. Great idea using the spotlight to adapt. It looks very natural. I agree with Dennis about removing the oof branch in the left corner if you're into that. Cool shot!

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on January 12, 2017 at 3:11 AM

At eye level, that is not the norm!
Great shot of great "moment"

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on January 12, 2017 at 9:40 AM

Very well done, Max. A great shot, specially considering the conditions

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