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Snow Owl


Snow Owl
Photo Information
Copyright: Dennis Bavenmark (denka) Silver Note Writer [C: 2 W: 0 N: 39] (421)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-04-04
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 300 D, Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 II APO Macro Super, Compact Flash Card
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-05-06 10:59
Viewed: 1947
Points: 15
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Scientific name: Nyctea scandiaca

Range: The Snowy Owl is a bird of the frozen tundra. At times they venture as far south as the Shetland Islands, but this is usually only when there is a severe scarcity of prey in their normal abode, and then only in the depth of winter. Most of the apparent bulk of this bird is, in fact, feather insulation. It is nothing like as large and powerful as the European Eagle Owl, although it appears outwardly to be about the same size. Experiments have shown that it can easily survive ambient temperatures below the lowest recorded in the northern hemisphere, -62 degC (-80 degF).

Diet: Although the Snowy Owl can and does take a variety of prey, in common with many other birds of prey it does have a favourite. In the case of the Snowy Owl, the favoured prey is the Lemming, and the fortune and distribution of the Snowy Owl is very much tied to that little creature.
It does, however, also take mammals to the size of rabbit, and birds, including some raptors!

Hope you like it. Comments apreaciated as usual.

denka
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What a wonderful shot! Great pose! The details are excellent and the composition is superb. Well seen and captured.

Paavo

Trčs belle prise. Couleur fantastique. Encore.

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  • lost (0)
  • [2005-05-06 12:15]

Fantastic shot..well done.

magnífica sua imagem, com tudo na maior harmonia, principalmente na luminosidade.
Parabens.
Debi.

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  • Kris Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 180 W: 0 N: 129] (1812)
  • [2005-05-06 15:48]

Very nice picture. I like composition, sharpness and perfect colours of the shot.
Regards.

Nice image, but I do wish that you had both eyes looking towards you, or at least in view!

Great shot Dennis!
Everything is perfect here save one thing.
I love the colours and light, the model is really beautiful and his pose is great, POV and composition are very good. What's wrong?
The photo is too small. I would really want to see it in large size, cause it's really excellent.
Well done!

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  • puciu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 519 W: 0 N: 16] (2603)
  • [2005-05-07 16:54]

SUPER!!!!!!!
Wspaniałe zdjęcie , świetna kompozycja.

What an eye!
Nice shot!

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