Great Gray Owl - Chouette lapone - Strix nebulosa (D72_4900-1F-20170220)
Refuge faunique Marguerite-D'Youville, Île Saint-Bernard, Châteauguay, Québec
Refuge faunique Marguerite-D'Youville, Île Saint-Bernard, Châteauguay, Québec
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Contest Finalist in Beautiful Owls Photo Contest
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Location
This photo was taken at the Refuge faunique Marguerite-D'Youville (Wildlife Sanctuary), Ile Saint-Bernard, Chateauguay, Quebec, Canada (Montreal south shore). No baiting used.Time
Taken at 17:05 on February 20th, 2017. These owls don’t usually come that far south. During that "invasion" in 2017, it was possible to photograph these magnificent birds at different locations around Montreal.Lighting
Natural back light during sunset.Equipment
Nikon D7200 with Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports handheld at 400 mm, 1/640, f7.1, ISO 1600, +2/3 EVInspiration
I am an amateur photographer in love with nature. Nature photos is my main interest, with birds in first place. This magnificent owl was not part of my collection before this date.Editing
Small cropping and minor adjustments to levels, exposure and sharpening.In my camera bag
Nikon D7200, Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports, Sigma TC-1401 teleconverter, Nikon Coolpix P900, Magellan eXplorist XL GPS, spare batteries, spare memory cards, lens cleaning supplies.Feedback
Get out, be patient and respectful.
