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Short-eared Takeoff

Short-eared Takeoff

A Short-eared Owl takes off after an unsuccessful dive while hunting at dusk in the Mad River Slough Wildlife Area.

A Short-eared Owl takes off after an unsuccessful dive while hunting at dusk in the Mad River Slough Wildlife Area.
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NIKON D800

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Aperture f/7.1 ISO 3200 Shutter 1/1000 Focal Length 800/1

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Feb, 2016

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People's Choice in Owl-attude Photo Challenge

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A magnificent capture. Awesome.

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Awesome photo!!!

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Stunning!
Martha

Remarkable capture!

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The brown tones add so much beauty on this photo of the owl. Great photo

Amazing photo!

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Thank you for submitting your wonderful photo to my Owl Challenge! Best of luck!

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Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful Owl photo! Congratulations, I have placed your photo into my favorites file from which the winner will be chosen! Best of luck!

Great picture ! Come and check out a few of mine sometime 😃😄

Stunning photo

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