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Short-eared Owl hunting

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Posted by Danny Green on April 1, 2008 at 5:14 AM
Short-eared Owl hunting
I photographed this beautiful bird yesterday while it was hunting over some rough grassland. Watching shorties hunt is one of the best sights to see in the birding world as they are just so graceful.

Canon 1D MK11, 500mm Lens, F4, 1/1000, ISO 320

Danny :wavey:
Posted by Ian Hay on April 1, 2008 at 5:25 AM
Wow, not much more I can add

Ian Hay
Posted by Rene de Heer on April 1, 2008 at 5:43 AM
Excellent image Danny! Great stuff.
Rene de Heer
Posted by Helge Sorensen on April 1, 2008 at 6:03 AM
Top notch, a super image of what seems to be an unusual dark individual! :toast: :toast:
Posted by kevin Treadwell on April 1, 2008 at 6:17 AM
OMG, what a fantastic shot. I've never seen one in the wild and can't wait to.

Kevin :jump:
Posted by Paul Inglis on April 1, 2008 at 7:06 AM
Hi Danny,

Superb capture!
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Posted by Rob Fisher on April 1, 2008 at 7:09 AM
Danny,

What a fantastic image. Well done. I agree, watching these hunt is amazing.

Rob
Posted by Gary Beers on April 1, 2008 at 7:16 AM
Excellent - I love the way there is just a hint of the foliage in the foreground to show the environment
Posted by Major Gilbert on April 1, 2008 at 7:37 AM
Been a bit short on the ground this year in this neck of the woods so well done Danny.
Caught it just right. :toast:

Major.
Posted by Craig Nash on April 1, 2008 at 7:39 AM
Beautiful!! but I think I would like to see more room round him.
Posted by Colin Pickett on April 1, 2008 at 8:08 AM
Awesome, I totally agree what a beautiful bird. :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Simon Litten on April 1, 2008 at 8:41 AM
Fantastic shot!!!

Simon
Posted by Pete Etheridge on April 1, 2008 at 8:57 AM
They don't come much better than that imho Danny. And like you say, one of the best experiences in the birding (or indeed wildlife) world.
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Posted by PhilH on April 1, 2008 at 9:07 AM
Great image Danny (don't think I am speaking to you anymore :biggrin: )

All the best

Phil

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Posted by Dave Courtenay on April 1, 2008 at 9:48 AM
Faultess :toast:
Posted by Paula Graham on April 1, 2008 at 10:12 AM
Wow, wow, wow, wow....I am speechless!
Posted by Andy Bate on April 1, 2008 at 10:18 AM
AWESOME Mr Green
Posted by Anthony House on April 1, 2008 at 11:15 AM
Nice work, had 3 local to me this year but on 320 acres of land :frown: made getting close enough for an image a nightmare... Although I reckon a Hen Harrier is the most graceful, had 2 of them on the land as well :smile:

Excellent work.
Tony

Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on April 1, 2008 at 11:17 AM
Hi Danny I think I am going tomorrow :smile: .

Phil.

Ps Ho yes a very nice image.

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Posted by Paul Gibbs on April 1, 2008 at 11:31 AM
Very nice shot of a sunning bird. Great image.
Posted by Magnus Hird on April 1, 2008 at 12:55 PM
Absolutely stunning picture Danny :smile:
Posted by Barrie Courtenay on April 1, 2008 at 12:56 PM
Perfect as usual Danny

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Posted by Stuart McCrae on April 1, 2008 at 2:42 PM
Awesome......I'm very envious :smile:
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on April 1, 2008 at 3:19 PM
You always come up trumps Danny, nice one! :toast: :toast: :toast:

Steve
Posted by Graeme Lee on April 1, 2008 at 3:50 PM
Can't fault it in any respect. top image Danny :toast:
Posted by Mark Sisson on April 1, 2008 at 6:49 PM
I go away for a fortnight and this is what you start photographing!!

Cracking stuff :toast: :toast:

Mark
Posted by David Clapp on April 1, 2008 at 7:06 PM
What a beauty, I have only seen these a few times over Exminster Marshes and this captures a lot of intensity and grandeur. Well done Dan the Man
Posted by David Kjaer on April 2, 2008 at 4:48 AM
Love the composition and wing position!

David :toast: :toast:
Posted by Andy Astbury on April 2, 2008 at 7:00 AM
Nice cap Danny:toast: :toast:
Posted by Paul Marshall on April 2, 2008 at 5:02 PM
B*stard!
Posted by eric weight on April 3, 2008 at 1:01 AM
Looks pretty faultless to me. Something for the rest of us to strive for.

:toast: :toast: :toast: Eric