wklein

Burrowing Owl

Burrowing Owl

Just returned from my annual trip to cape coral to photograph the burrowing owls. As always, these little raptors are lots of fun to watch and photograph. Enjoy...
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Just returned from my annual trip to cape coral to photograph the burrowing owls. As always, these little raptors are lots of fun to watch and photograph. Enjoyed the nice weather and catching up with my friends. Here is a photo of a Male flying back to the burrow. Thanks for checking it out. You can see more photos of these little ones here; www.wklein.smugmug.com

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Canon EOS-1D X

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Aperture f/7.1 ISO 1000 Shutter 1/1250 Focal Length 500/1

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May, 2016

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