Pygmy Owl

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• moustique (543)
• [2006-02-28 9:14]

très beau portrait de ce petit rapace !
belle composition ! Belle finesse del'image !
Merci pour le partage

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• lvdbremer (123)
• [2006-02-28 10:07]

Hee Chris, what a beautifull portret! Great sharpness and POV, really well done :). TFS, Loes

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• shyanni (840)
• [2006-02-28 11:03]
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A lovely owl portrait, Chris! Great feather detail.

This is not a Pygmy Owl though -- this is a Saw-whet Owl, which winters as far south as Mexico and North Carolina. A Pygmy Owl has a pale greyish beak, not black like this one, and it has white eyebrows, but lacks the broad, pale facial discs of the Saw-Whet. A Pygmy Owl's head is shaped like a half sphere, whereas the Saw-Whet's head is larger in proportion to the body and looks like a full oval, sometimes almost rounded squarish from the front. The Ferruginous Pygmy Owl's tail is also longer in proportion to its body -- rusty colored with dark bars, unlike the tail of the Saw-Whet which is shorter and plain brown with pale edging. Pygmy Owls also have dark 'eye spots' on the nape of the neck, ringed with white in the Northern Pygmy Owl, but not the Ferruginous.

Saw-Whet Owls are my favorite of the owl species -- they are so beautiful and often quite unafraid of approach.

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• wallhalla15 (13829)
• [2006-02-28 13:04]

Very nice portrait shot Chris, great sharpness and POV, well captured too. Thanks for sharing.

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• SunToucher (9084)
• [2006-02-28 13:17]

Hi CHirs,
What an amazing sharp picture! I really like the b/g as well, makes the subject the center of attention.
TFS,
Niek

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• aido (4046)
• [2006-02-28 14:55]

Hello Chris,
Nice portrait. Excellent detail, eyes are clear and really nice neutral background colour. Nice shot.
Adrian

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• chiliu (6448)
• [2006-02-28 15:02]

Hi Chris,
very nice portrait!
Very good off-centre placing, and the background is very nice, good work on DOF,
the lighting and colours are also great.
Thanks for sharing!

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• Robespierre (1420)
• [2006-02-28 17:58]

Hi Chris,
Great portrait of this Pygmee-owl.
Good composition and very sharp all-over. You've made good use of the background. Happily, the light spots in the eyes are just sufficient. Less light would be also creating a less interesting picture. Good job.
Thx and regards, Ruud

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• brouble (343)
• [2006-02-28 21:31]

Very nice composition, it is not the typical way a bird is framed, very nice!

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• chouette (3000)
• [2006-02-28 23:35]

Nice shot of this cute little owl! I like his big eyes! Great details and colors on a beautiful green background. Thanks for sharing!