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This little Great Horned Owl is just puffing up to launch. You can always tell the sign of an owl getting ready to launch, they will usually bob the head, drop ...
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This little Great Horned Owl is just puffing up to launch. You can always tell the sign of an owl getting ready to launch, they will usually bob the head, drop their tail, maybe even poop and then off they go. Silenty
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Canon EOS-1D X

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Aperture 56/10 ISO 250 Shutter 1/2000 Focal Length 176/1

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Jun, 2016

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