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Thanks to Jamie
Rose Fletcher

Thanks to Jamie (Ninox boobook)

Southern Boobook

This is my first ever Owl photo - I went for a walk last night at Nangawooka, listening to the sounds of the night creatures, when I heard this bird muttering, and went in search of it. Unfortunately, it was high in a tree, and all I had was the little flash on my camera. It was extremely dark, but by messing with the brightness and contrast for a while, I got it recognisable - just. If anybody knows a way of saving a photo like this, I'd love to hear about it. I have a stronger flash, but I can't get it to work with my camera.

Later Edit: Thanks to Jamie for the trouble he took to lighten this photo for me - here is his photoshopped version, looking much better than the photo I originally posted.
Habitat
Rainforests to mallee; dense milga; margins of almost treeless plains; woodlands; lightly timbered farming country; pine forests; orchards, parks, gardens. Common. Sedentary, part-migratory, nomadic. During mouse plagues, irrupts into cereal growing area
Location
Nangawooka Flora Reserve, Victor Harbor
Date taken
August 26 2008
Scientific name
Ninox boobook
Equipment used
Panasonic FZ50
Congrats on your first Owl, Rose... Love those eyes....thanks for sharing and Jamie too for PS.
 
Great shot, and post processing... now I have a Southern BooBook to compare with my Brown BooBooks ... Thanks
 
I love that Owl, Rose........he's a real corker!

Hope you get some more pics of him.

Marvelous!
 

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