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The midday snooze

The midday snooze

This is an owl that i hadnt seen before until last week at the canon training day i went to when the falconers bought this little guy out. This rather cute whit...
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This is an owl that i hadnt seen before until last week at the canon training day i went to when the falconers bought this little guy out. This rather cute white faced scops owl sat in the sun and out the way of the chilly breeze and looked more content than i think anything had every looked before.
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Canon EOS 5D Mark IV

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Aperture 4/1 ISO 800 Shutter 1/1600 Focal Length 400/1

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Oct, 2016

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I love owls and I love this photo. Nice capture.

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