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Posted by Tim Taylor on April 5, 2010 at 3:30 AM
SEO
This was my first ever SEO sighting and it was such a tragedy that it died 2 days later. As it was hunting near to a busy road, I guess a glancing blow from a car might have injured it.

7D, 500mm, 1.4x
f5.6, 1/1000, ISO 400

This is about 1/3 of the total frame area - bottom left of the canvas is the bottom left of the frame.

Thanks for looking and more shots here for those interested.

Tim
Posted by Andy Shepherd on April 5, 2010 at 3:43 AM

Big congrats on your first SEO shot Tim, I'm still waiting for mine. Such a shame about the owl being killed too.

Andy...
Posted by Bertl Menegoni on April 5, 2010 at 5:28 AM
Amazing flight shot, sad story Tim
I like the eye a lot
:wavey:
Bertl
Posted by Ian Cook on April 5, 2010 at 5:29 AM
Awful news re the SEO being killed Tim, were the rings (if any) or body, retrieved and sent to BTO etc ?

Excellent shot, one of my favourite species of Owl, tricky to get decent shots of, and to find as well ! Specially when they dont return to the same site every year while over wintering.
Posted by John Robinson on April 5, 2010 at 5:30 AM
Good stuff!.
JR
Posted by Pete Etheridge on April 5, 2010 at 5:45 AM
Such a shame that so many owls are killed in this way. A beautiful shot from your first SEO encounter!
:smile: :toast:
Posted by Ben Gardner on April 5, 2010 at 6:27 AM
Congrats on your first encounter. I am yet to photograph this species but seeing such wonderful images on here makes me want to try.
Posted by Kim Connolly on April 5, 2010 at 6:31 AM
Beautiful composition, sad ending though.
Posted by Craig Jones on April 5, 2010 at 6:39 AM
Beautiful image Tim,well done on your first image of these stunning birds,love the face/stare here,composition is great,loved the other images too :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Tim Taylor on April 5, 2010 at 7:06 AM
Thanks for your comments. Ian, the bird wasn't ringed. I believe the Hawk and Owl Trust was contacted about the body but it's been left to filter back into the food chain.

Tim
Posted by Karen Summers on April 5, 2010 at 7:19 AM
congrats on your first they are one of my favs and this is a lovely image but such a sad story shame has you maybe could have got more
Posted by Lewis Thomson on April 5, 2010 at 7:30 AM

Hi Tim,

What a cracker! The comp looks great as does the setting. Shame about the road collision.

Cheers,

Lewis.
:toast:
Posted by David Sewell on April 5, 2010 at 9:41 AM
Sad story, but a great shot.

David
Posted by Maggie Campbell on April 5, 2010 at 12:53 PM
A beautiful shot but sad story.
Posted by Guy Rogers on April 5, 2010 at 4:19 PM
Hello Tim.

Excellent capture and love the setting showing the owl off in its enviroment very nicely.

:wavey: :wavey: :wavey:
Posted by David Taylor on April 5, 2010 at 5:12 PM
Great POV. Well captured indeed. Shame about the owl's fate, such a pity. :frown:

:toast: :toast: :jump:
Posted by John Chapman on April 6, 2010 at 4:06 AM
Hi Tim, great capture sad story. :toast:
Posted by Simon Phillpotts on April 7, 2010 at 6:02 AM
Great shot, the inclusion of some typical habitat adds to the image :toast:
Posted by Ian Haskell on April 7, 2010 at 2:35 PM
Lovely bird, beaut of a shot.

Ian