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Little Owl


Little Owl
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Copyright: Elroyie David (elroyie) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 394 W: 104 N: 1519] (6403)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-04-23
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Canon EF100-400 IS L, Kenko Pro 300 1.4x Teleconvert
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/400 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-04-30 14:16
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Points: 24
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Little Owl - Athene noctua

Descriptive notes.

Small, compact, and plump owl is often seen in daylight, especially around dawn and dusk. 20-23 cm, 160-205 g, wingspan 55 cm.
Wings broad and rounded, flight undulating, with alternating bouts of flapping and closing wings.
Plumage color variable, from grey-brown or rufous-brown to ochre-buff. Upperparts spotted white, underparts splashed. Facial disc obvious on dark birds. Eyes bright yellow, bill pale yellow, legs proportionately long, feathered, pale yellowish to white.

Habitat.

Wide variety of habitats from steppes and stony semi-desert to farmland and open woodland, also villages and urban areas.
Avoid tall and dense stands of trees and any dense vegetation, even margins of enclaves between forests, frequently perches on post, tree or telegraph wire, or even buildings, particularly isolated one.

Food and Feeding

Diet includes largely small mammals and birds, reptiles, amphibians, insects and other invertebrates.
Hunting essentially nocturnal and crepuscular, mainly dusk to midnight, rarely diurnal. Hunts by perching on post or similar vantage point, dropping on prey, occasionally hovers. Also hunts on ground, can run rapidly while chasing prey.
Larger prey taken with feet, smaller prey with bill.

Breeding.

Mar-Aug. Monogamous, pair-bond often persisting all year and perhaps until partner dies.
Nest in cavity, hole cleaned and hollow scraped.
3-6 eggs, incubation28-33 days, by female. Chick with grey-mottled down.
ddg, Fisher, naki, scottevers7, marhowie, Paulosousa, sAner, shirgold, deud has marked this note useful
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  • ddg Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 855 W: 23 N: 942] (5111)
  • [2005-04-30 14:48]

Belle composition et jolie harmonie de teintes.Le sujet à de beaux yeux !!Félicitations Elroyie. Didier.

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  • Fisher Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1540 W: 309 N: 2234] (8915)
  • [2005-04-30 15:22]

Excelent shot, Elroyie.
I love the setting, a beautiful composition, excelent work, friend.

Mike

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  • naki Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 382 W: 27 N: 5] (40)
  • [2005-04-30 15:55]

Nice shot elroyie. It seems It's a cloudy day but colors are very well seen.
Well done and thank you for sharing.

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1576 W: 5 N: 2180] (12248)
  • [2005-04-30 17:03]

Félicitations pour cette belle prise nature.

La netteté et l'éclairage sont parfaits.

An excellent shot on this owl. Nice colors and detail. Haunting eyes that look right thru you.

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2241 W: 47 N: 3167] (10926)
  • [2005-05-01 4:32]

Belle et intéressante composition photographique pour ce superbe hibou. Jolies couleurs et bonne netteté.
Very Well Done !

Excellent job here Elroyie. Perfect light, great colors and detail..Well done!

Love it , love it ! Look at the scarry one I posted two days ago !

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  • sAner Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1490 W: 72 N: 1427] (4744)
  • [2005-05-01 12:36]

Hello Elroyie!

What a wonderfully composed picture! You've got eyecontact and that's always a bonus. Well done on the colors, exposure and details. POV & DOF are great. TFS!

Regards,
Pieter

Great light to emphasise the subtle colours of this cute little owl. Nice composition.

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  • deud Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 440 W: 10 N: 504] (2372)
  • [2005-05-05 5:58]

very good "natural ambiance" shot. lovely background.

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2156 W: 322 N: 4258] (16906)
  • [2005-05-09 12:24]

Elroyie, I like owls, and this is a nice shot.

Great brownish shades, pov and composition.

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