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Young African barred Owl-Owlet peeking from the nest.

Young African barred Owl-Owlet peeking from the nest.

While on my annual visit to Botswana we arrived at our tented camp to spend the night, my guide told us to look up and from a hole in the giant overhanging bran...
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While on my annual visit to Botswana we arrived at our tented camp to spend the night, my guide told us to look up and from a hole in the giant overhanging branch there was a tiny owlet peeking at us. I had to aim the lens the full 90 degrees up to make a few shots before it became dark.
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Canon EOS 7D Mark II

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 800 Shutter 1/500 Focal Length 400/1

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Aug, 2018

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