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Short-eared Owl
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Short-eared Owl

Habitat
Just off the coast, trees surrounding ponds
Location
East Durham coast
Date taken
1st May 2021
Equipment used
FZ330 and Panasonic extender
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Donald Talbott said:
Stunning capture of this Short-eared Owl Paul, congratulations. Tfs.
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The truth is, Donald, I did absolutely nothing to earn that picture and it's wasted on me. I like owls in the way I like all birds and an owl wouldn't rank in my top 50. Given a choice between seeing a dunnock perched out on a branch singing and an owl sat in a tree, I'd take the singing dunnock every time. I was actually looking for one of the grasshopper warblers and sort of bumped into the owl. 'A shame it happened for me and not someone who really likes owls.
 
Stanley Jones
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WOW, really outstanding close-up of this gorgeous owl. Excellent focus, colors, feather detail, eye contact, setting, and composition. Impressive Paul! TFS!
 
delia todd
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That's a super picture you've taken of this owl Paul.

Very well done lad - thanks for showing him to us.
 

Media information

Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
PaulCountyDurham
Date added
View count
469
Comment count
13

Image metadata

Device
Panasonic DMC-FZ330
Aperture
ƒ/5
Focal length
92.7 mm
Exposure time
1/640 second(s)
ISO
400
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
Short-eared Owl.jpg
File size
5.6 MB
Date taken
Sat, 01 May 2021 7:06 PM
Dimensions
2987px x 2433px

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