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Downward Thrust

Downward Thrust

The power of an Owl is impressive, when you couple the fact they are the original stealth flyer you are even more impressed by what these animals are capable of...
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The power of an Owl is impressive, when you couple the fact they are the original stealth flyer you are even more impressed by what these animals are capable of.
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Canon EOS-1D X

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 800 Shutter 1/2500 Focal Length 286/1

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Jun, 2016

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A Eurasian Eagle Owl peaking aid the corner.

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This time of year we start to see the GHO looking for love and nesting areas. This male flew at dusk towards the calls of a female in my forest.

A bit of an optical illusion, I managed to capture this image as this bird was coming towards me and just before she banked sharply to the left.

Here's a female Snowy Owl who was hunkered down in a wind storm, night was approaching and she lifted off to her night roost. It looks a lot more

A Great Horned Owl obliterating his perch on lift off.

A Eurasian Eagle Owl stumping in the wind.

A mature male snowy I surprised while climbing over a snow bank. He was invisible.

A kitten I found on the fence in a snow storm

A Barred Owl with yellow leaves as a background. It was sitting basking in the sun with eyes closed for several minutes. Not common for an owl.

This Snowy Owl was packing it in for the day and heading back to her roost point. I was able to see that she was about to launch and made the image.

A Baldie skimming a fishing pond

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