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Barred Owl Portrait

Barred Owl Portrait

I was sitting in one of my blinds I use for wildlife. This particular blind was open top. I never heard this Owl land in the tree next to me but when he hooted ...
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I was sitting in one of my blinds I use for wildlife. This particular blind was open top. I never heard this Owl land in the tree next to me but when he hooted I almost jumped out of my skin. I never heard one that close to me before and you could feel it, it was that loud. I turned my camera on him and he just watched me in amusement. He must have stayed there 10 minutes watching me. It was definantley a thrill to photograph this beautiful Raptor.
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Canon EOS 5D Mark II

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 400 Shutter 1/100 Focal Length 840/1

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Jan, 2016

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Beautiful shot joe

Great clarity and a really nice gallery! Looking forward to seeing some more!

Thank you Hedde.

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