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Treetop Screecher

Treetop Screecher

A juvenile Western screech owl perched on a limb of a big eucalyptus tree at the Sandy Wool Lake near San Jose, California. He was so camouflaged we almost did...
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A juvenile Western screech owl perched on a limb of a big eucalyptus tree at the Sandy Wool Lake near San Jose, California. He was so camouflaged we almost didn't spot him.
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NIKON D850

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 4000 Shutter 1/3200 Focal Length 5500/10

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Jul, 2018

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This young one has the GLARE down already

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Lucky you!! Wonderful capture!! : )

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Incredible.

Hella cute...😊

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Wonderful capture :-)

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