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Hunting Great Gray Owl

Hunting Great Gray Owl

Great Gray Owls hunt by listening to voles run underneath the snow in their tunnels. They generally can not see their prey but hover over the snow to triangulat...
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Great Gray Owls hunt by listening to voles run underneath the snow in their tunnels. They generally can not see their prey but hover over the snow to triangulate the exact location before going talon first into the snow to grab the vole.
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camera

NIKON D500

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settings

Aperture 11/1 ISO 18000 Shutter 1/1250 Focal Length 450/1

location

location

Two Harbors, Minnesota, US

upload_date

upload_date

Nov, 2023

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126

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A favorite bird. Nice capture.

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I love spending time with a Great Gray when they hunt and don’t care that I’m around. Thank you.

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Incredible! Perfect position to get this image - magnificent owl!

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It was such a great experience only two miles from our home. Thanks Ron!

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Wow great picture

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Thank you very much!

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Wow....so so gorgeous!!! What an experience that must have been, thanks for sharing!

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It was great, a top 5 Owl experience. Thank you very much!

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Wow wow wow amazing shot. This is just so great it a wall hanger..

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Thank you so much Mark!

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Fantastic shot.

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Thank you very much!

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I love owls ..perfect wingspan :-)

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One of my favorite shoots ever!

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