The Embrace

Gallery: AvianPosted March 20, 2017510 views11 comments

Hello! Been a while since I posted in here. Here's one from our trip to the coast last year! We received a tip on some Northern Pygmy Owls, so headed up to the area. When I saw them I couldn't believe how small they were! I knew they were small but not THAT small! I was so excited to get to photograph them properly and without a huge crowd. These two were taking turns hunting, and at one point the male swooped down right in front of my dad's feet for a meal before perching back on the tree. I was photographing the female when all the sudden the male came and landed on top of her! Love was in the air for a few moments enlightened

before he flew back to his previous perch!

Thank you for looking! crying

P.S. Please view the larger photo for best quality.

Nikon D600
Nikkor AF-S 300mm f/4 IF-ED
ISO 1250
f/5 @ 1/1600sec
Tripod mounted

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on March 20, 2017 at 1:46 PM

Well done, Jenaya! Good to see you back posting! You have so much to contribute. You have been missed. devil

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Comment posted by David Schoen on March 20, 2017 at 2:58 PM

Very nice light and detail. Good behavioral image.

Registered on November 6, 2006, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on March 20, 2017 at 3:12 PM

The light is really sweet and I like the behavior a lot.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on March 20, 2017 at 3:24 PM

Well, what can I say ? A rare opportunity, not everyone will be that lucky. You ended up with a very nice image, the thin perch adds a lot ! Nice one again, Jenaya ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Scott Curdie on March 20, 2017 at 3:48 PM

So lucky to capture the behavior! I like the isolated twig with the birds on top against the blue, it draws your eye directly to the subject. Nicely done.

Registered on March 12, 2017, 9 Posts, 25 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on March 20, 2017 at 5:19 PM

A remarkable image IMO.

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on March 20, 2017 at 5:19 PM

Very interesting capture Jenaya. Extremely unique poses, nicely seen and photographed!

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Comment posted by Ed Cordes on March 20, 2017 at 10:41 PM

Wow! Very opportune capture. Kind of a small perch to be "playing" on..

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on March 21, 2017 at 1:36 AM

Two words: Amazing timing. Oh, and two more: Great light.

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Comment posted by Hisham Atallah on March 21, 2017 at 10:37 AM

Really nice and unique Jenaya. I love the side lighting too.

Cheers,

Hisham.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 24, 2017 at 7:02 PM

That's a really cool image Jenaya, super interaction you captured, it's one instance where it would have been nice to have more lens but you composed it well given what you had to work with, nice job! devil

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