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Burrowing Owl


Burrowing Owl
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Copyright: Peter van Zoest (PeterZ) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1357 W: 72 N: 2886] (9535)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-08-07
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D70, AF Nikkor 70-300mm f4-5.6 G, Digital RAW
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/640 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-10-08 10:38
Viewed: 540
Points: 30
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
On a fence near a farm I saw two of these owls. This is one of them.
Before I placed a photo with both of them.

Burrowing Owls are comparatively easy to see because they are often active in daylight, and are bold and approachable. The females are usually darker than the males.
Length 22-28 cm Wingspan 51-61 cm
They feed on a wide variety of prey, changing food habits as location and time of year determine availability.
Burrowing Owls are usually monogamous but occasionally a male will have 2 mates.
6 to 9 (sometimes up to 12) white eggs are laid a day apart.
They are able to live for at least 9 years in the wild.
They are listed as endangered, threatened, or a species of special concern in most states and provinces where they occur.
Burrowing Owls are found in open, dry grasslands, agricultural and range lands, and desert habitats.
Tamrock, ralfsworld, Patleboss, viv, claudine, Adanac, SelenE has marked this note useful
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very good peter!
sharp and fine picture with
good composition!
A very fine owl!

very nice composition, color and sharpnes;-)

Hi Peter
Really nice one of this cool guy :)
TFS
Ralf

Wouaw Peter, splendid capture, incredible colors and sharpness, great focus and lighting. I like so much the pose and the yellow look
lovely pose and great composition with a wonderfull background,
thanks for this beautifull post
friendly,
Pat

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  • viv Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 302 W: 3 N: 622] (3128)
  • [2007-10-08 13:24]

Hoi Peter,
Een mooie compositie van dit uiltje, de ogen zeggen genoeg.
Geweldige plaat.
Groetjes
Vivian

Hello Peter a fine sharp shot good eye contact and pose nice pov well composed tfs rgds necip.

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1911 W: 8 N: 4976] (16095)
  • [2007-10-08 16:04]

Hi Peter,

This is one neat looking owl! You captured him beautifully in a wonderful pose. Love the way he is staring at you with those big yellow eyes. Colors and details of his face and plummage are excellent.

Jane

Nice close-up shot of the owl, like the sharpness of the image , good details captured, natural colour tones.
Best wishes,
Achim

You must be pleased with this great capture! I would have been very impressed if it was my picture :) This eye contact is beautiful and so are details, composition, POV and exposure. This fellow looks upset a bit :) Well seen and TFS,
Claudine

Hello Peter,
Impressive posing by our little friend
He looks like he's ready to go, the Burrowing Owl
is very common through the American Continent from
North to South, you managed this one very well my friend
..Very well done

Everton

Magnifiques détails, superbe composition avec le feuillage de la même couleurs que ses yuex.
Bravo
Marie

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1427 W: 128 N: 5252] (23221)
  • [2007-10-09 14:06]

Wow ! That's another great shot of this Owl ! Excellent eye contact, very sharp image and perfectly exposed. A true pro shot !

Mario

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2007-10-09 19:40]

Hello Peter

An excellent pose captured here.The eye detail,colour and contact is wonderful.the classic pose on the fence post is well composed with sharp focus and detail.Excellent POV and DOF.TFS

Rob

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  • Adanac Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1111 W: 1 N: 4518] (15132)
  • [2007-10-10 15:34]

Hello Peter,
Splendid composition , great details and colors from your good camera work, thanks for sharing.
Rick

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2426 W: 63 N: 4002] (12926)
  • [2007-10-15 23:39]

Hi Peter,
The "look" you captured is charming. Nice light, colors and composition. TFS
Best wishes,
Selen

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