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The Great Horned Owlet Was Being Elusive Yesterday
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The Great Horned Owlet Was Being Elusive Yesterday (Bubo virginianus)

It has lost nearly all of its downy white plumage so it is becoming more and more difficult to spot amidst the foliage and Spanish Moss. It will be fledging soon!

4/5/2021 Owlet update. It has apparently fledged; it was nowhere to be found today!
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Habitat
Woodland
Location
Murrells Inlet, SC, USA
Date taken
04-04-2021
Scientific name
Bubo virginianus
Equipment used
Nikon D500, 600mm f/4 ED IF AIS Nikkor and TC-300 2X
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/100 @ f/8 @ ISO 400
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You did well, Scott. A wonderfully detailed close up study.
 

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Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D500
Aperture
ƒ/8
Focal length
600.0 mm
Exposure time
1/100
ISO
400
Filename
STM_0021 1500.jpg
File size
689.5 KB
Date taken
Sun, 04 April 2021 1:06 PM
Dimensions
1500px x 1040px

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