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Evil glare!
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Copyright: Joe Kellard (joey) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2001 W: 226 N: 6845] (24727)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-07-27
Categories: Birds
Camera: Fujifilm finepix 4700
Exposure: f/2.8, 30 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2007-03-28 4:48
Viewed: 1362
Points: 11
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Description: The upperparts are brown-black and tawny-buff, showing as dense freckling on the forehead and crown, stripes on the nape, sides and back of the neck, and dark splotches on the pale ground colour of the back, mantle and scapulars. A narrow buff band, freckled with brown buff, runs up from the base of the bill, above the inner part of the eye and along the inner edge of the black-brown, "ear-tufts".
The rump and upper tail-coverts are delicately patterned with dark vermiculations and fine wavy barring. The facial disc is tawny-buff, speckled with black-brown, so densely on the outer edge of the disc as to form a "frame" around the face. Chin and throat are white continuing down the centre of the upper breast
The whole of the underparts except for chin, throat and centre of upper breast is covered with fine dark wavy barring, on a tawny-buff ground colour. Legs and feet are likewise marked on a buff ground colour but more faintly.
The tail is tawny-buff, mottled dark grey-brown with about six black-brown bars.
Bill and claws are black, the iris is orange (yellow in some subspecies).

Size: Length: 58-71cm (22.8-28")
Weight: Female 2280-4200g (80.4-158oz) Male 1620-3000g (57.1-105.8oz)
Average Wing Length (one wing only): Female 47.8cm (18.8") Male 44.8cm (17.6")

Habits: Active mainly at dusk to dawn. Flight is noiseless, whith soft wingbeats interrupted by gliding when flying over long distance. Will sometimes soar.

Voice: A deep, monotonous "oohu-oohu-oohu". The female's call is slightly higher than the male's. When threatened, they may bark and growl.
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Bonjour,
Le diable est néanmoins sympathique.
J'ai fait un WS.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

hello
nice portrait, great colors, amazing photo
well done
regards
jo

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  • viv Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 297 W: 3 N: 653] (3307)
  • [2007-03-28 6:40]

Hello Joe,
Great shot of this owl, and I like the WS clnaef made.
Greetings
Vivian

Hello Joe , perfect portrait , eyes excellent , and congrat. for football match ; Norway:2 Turkey:2 , good luck for your next photos .

Hello Joe,
Good portrait of this proud owl!
Good colours and details, the bird is well framed!
Greetings,
Pablo -

Hi Joe
This is a nice portrait of your owl. The colours are good but the top of his head seems a little fuzzy. Your notes are excellent and very informative.
TFS Janice

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