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Great Horned Owl chick stretching wing
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Great Horned Owl chick stretching wing

by Lisa Cuchara

Category: AvianAdded May 23, 20064,257 views

Owls

Keywords: Great Horned Owl, owlet, Bubo virginianus

It was fun watching the chick interact with it's parent. He was beginning to stretch his wings and legs by walking around the nest. Shot this with the 20D, Canon 500mm F4IS with one Kenko ( 1.5 ) teleconverter. Used a bean bag to add weight and support to dampen camera vibration.
Image Reference: 0087Image Format: Digital Capture - 7 to 9MPImage Crop: Greater than 75% of originalDigital Enhancement: Digital RetouchModel Release: NAProperty Release: NACaptive: No