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Last Owlet Update, I promise!

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Posted by Craig Strand on April 26, 2012 at 7:36 PM
Last Owlet Update, I promise!
This is one of the Great Horned owlets that I posted an image of last week. Last weeks posting showed it and it's sibling and while I have followed the nest activities since the eggs were being incubated, I wrongly estimated the fledge wouldn't happen for another week or two. A visit yesterday revealed both owlets in trees not far from the nest. While the other was higher up and obscured with branches, this little one presented a better POV and clear shot.
Owlet is 9 1/2 - 10 weeks old.

Larger image available, "Thanks for stopping"

canon 7D
canon 600mm f4.L IS USM + 1.4 TC
F/8 1/20 +0.5 ISO 400
an early am shot under cloudy overcast sky in a wooded area
auto window beanbag lens rest, cable, CS5, LR3, NIKs suite
Posted by David Bostock on April 26, 2012 at 8:33 PM
OMG, that's just awesome, Craig. What a catch. Excellent!
Posted by Don White on April 26, 2012 at 8:58 PM
Nice one, Craig. Love the detail you captured on the owl.
Posted by Catherine Reilly on April 27, 2012 at 12:54 AM
Please don't make this the last update!