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Strix Aluco
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Hello everybody,
this should be a Strix Aluco, a medium-sized earless owl, 37–43 cm in length with an 81–96 cm wingspan. The Tawny Owl is stocky with a large rounded head and rounded wings. It occurs in two colour phases, rufous brown and greyish brown, with all intermediate forms. The pale underparts are streaked with brown and the facial disc is rather plain. The eyes are dark brown.
Tawny Owls usually breed in broadleaved woodland and forests and open parklands although occasionally they inhabit coniferous forests. Though woodland is their preferred habitat, they are adaptable and have even taken up residence in cities such as London and Berlin where there are large wooded parks and gardens.
The world distribution of Tawny Owls extends throughout Europe and North Africa (Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria) eastwards to Iran and western Siberia. The Asiatic range covers north-western India, the Himalayas, southern China, Korea and Taiwan. In Europe the Tawny Owl is the commonest and most widespread owl, being absent only in Ireland, the extreme north of Scotland, northern Russia, northern Scandinavia, Iceland and some of the Mediterranean islands.
Tawny owls appear in the Harry Potter series as the owl used by Hogwarts school for sending messages to students.
Exif
Make: NIKON CORPORATION
Model: NIKON D80
Exposure time: 1/80 s
F number: 4
Exposure program: Aperture Priority
ISO speed rating: 400
Date and time of digital data generation: 2008:05:05 10:24:08
Exposure bias: -0.3
Metering mode: Center Weighted Average
Flash: Flash did not fire.
Lens focal length: 200 mm
Valid image width in pixel: 3872
Valid image height in pixel: 2592
White balance: Preset white balance
Focal length in 35 mm film: 300 mm
Contrast: Normal
Saturation: Normal
Sharpness: Normal
Colour Mode: COLOR
Quality: RAW Compressed (12-bit)
Focus Mode: AF-C
Colour Mode: MODE I
Hue Adjustment: 0
Noise Reduction:OFF
p.s: also used TC 1.4x converter |
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- mfege (4)
- [2008-06-06 3:39]
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Beautiful composition and sharpness and a great capture of the glint in the eye.
Marg
- MMM
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(8905) - [2008-06-06 5:23]
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Hi Igor
Beautiful portrait.Good POV and sharp image.Plumage detail is excellent.I also like that catch light in the eye.
TFS Michel
