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The Intruder


The Intruder
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Copyright: Bandacu Dan (Dan) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 116 W: 0 N: 363] (1777)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-05-09
Categories: Birds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-05-15 2:13
Viewed: 594
Points: 5
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
As I told you in "Rhapsody on blue" not far from my city I found a mixed colony (Merops apiaster, Coracias garrulus, Sturnus vulgaris, Falco tinnunculus and Athene noctua). Thanks to Sibiricus I was corrected and I must to rectify: the owl is Glaucidium passerinum. I was not sure on last two species but yesterday evening my supposition was confirmed.
Till six o'clock afternoon the bee-eater, roller and starling were very active. After six o'clock, slowly, the peaceful spreaded over the area and the pygmy owl
came out discreet, but not enough to rid of to the roller eyes. So the pygmy owl was the target of few attacks of roller pair. When the silence of the evening
covered the colony I saw Falco tinnunculus coming few time to his nest, 50 m far from the colony.
The distance between me and the little owl was around 25m, I used first my Nikon D70+Sigma 170-500m at 500m + telconverter 2x first time with flash Nissin 5000GT at maximum power and second the flash Nikon Speedlight SB-25 at maximum power, without any good result. Besause it was very dark I used my camera at 1.600 ISO, the time 1/160 s! camera supported on the car window. The image was croped, processed (noise reduction), improved with Adobe. You can see the result.
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Hi Dan,
It is not Little Owl, it is Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum).
Regards,
Pentti

Ciao Dan, questo è uno scatto che invidio notevolmente, vorrei averlo fatto io!!
Bellissima la civetta, io adoro i rapaci notturni!
Attento: NON è una civetta nana (pygmy Owl)come dice sibiricus ma una comune civetta come ben l'avevi identificata tu.
Questa è la Civetta Nana:
http://www.naturephoto-cz.eu/glaucidium-passerinum-picture-437.html
Andrea

Hello Bandacu , very good comp. eye contact and good sharpness but very grainy , good luck.

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  • cosmln Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 201 W: 12 N: 482] (1888)
  • [2007-05-15 14:16]

sal' Dan,

asta este cucuvea toata ziua.
in primul rand nu are cum sa fie Glaucidium p... din cauza biotopului. G.p. este gasita strict in paduri de conifere.

diferente: marime mult mai mica... G.p. este un pic mai mare decat o vrabie (cam cat un graur) (15-19 cm). flancurile pieptului sund dungate transversal doar mijlocul pieptului si abdomenului este dungat/patat asa vertical. la fel si postura corpului este diferita G.p. avand gatul mai scurt...

frumos dar pacat de zgomotul de imagine... dar la ISO 1600...
TFS,
cosmln

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2765 W: 150 N: 7969] (24819)
  • [2007-05-15 14:59]

Hello Dan,
I think you were right: this is the Little Owl (Athene noctua). I have seen and photographed the Pigmy Owl in Sweden and know that the spots on the head are smaller and there is more brown on the sides. This sharp and well composed shot shows the characteristics of the Little Owl well.
TFS and best wishes, Ivan

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