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Great Horned Owl with chick
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Great Horned Owl with chick

by Lisa Cuchara

Category: AvianAdded May 18, 20064,415 views

Owls

Keywords: Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus

This Great Horned Owl took over an osprey nest on a platform on a March in CT. I took this photo, on a tripod, with a Canon 20D with a Canon 500mm f4 IS lens and two 1.5X kenko teleconverters. AV mode 1/1000 sec, f4.5, -1/3 exposure compensation. The mother mainly had her eyes closed, but this photo was taken when crows fly near the nest -- when the crows came she would open her eyes and fluff up her feathers.
Image Reference: 9613Image Format: Digital Capture - 7 to 9MPImage Crop: Greater than 75% of originalDigital Enhancement: NoneModel Release: NAProperty Release: NACaptive: No