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Burrowing Owlet pair

Burrowing Owlet pair

A pair of Burrowing owlets huddle together while watching me from a distance in the Southern California desert.
Shot with a 500mm prime lens from a respe...
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A pair of Burrowing owlets huddle together while watching me from a distance in the Southern California desert.
Shot with a 500mm prime lens from a respectful distance.
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camera

Canon EOS-1D X

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settings

Aperture 14889779/2097152 ISO 1000 Focal Length 500/1

location

location

California, US

upload_date

upload_date

Oct, 2023

Views

980

Likes

+302

Awards

Contender in the Photography Awards

Honorable Mention in Calling The Wild Photo Contest

Peer Award

+193

Top Choice

+45

Absolute Masterpiece

+34

Superb Composition

+20

Outstanding Creativity

+2

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Exceptional capture of these owls huddled together! I was wondering where in the SoCal desert you found them (I live in Long Beach).

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absolutely amazing shot,stay in touch,loove your style,got my vote

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Beautiful moment

Just WoW. Beautiful

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Excellent Photo

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Such a warm photo! Love it!!

sucker for owls lovely!

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I have seen this footage on a few sites

Absolutely adorable!

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Great picture!!!

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What a sweet picture!!! They’re adorable!!! Wonderful capture!! ❤️❤️

Best friends. Gorgeous.

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Outstanding Image

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