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Spotted Eagle Owl caught in mid-preen.

A pair of owls is nesting close by our home and I have plenty of the standard "beautiful owl with big...
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Spotted Eagle Owl caught in mid-preen.

A pair of owls is nesting close by our home and I have plenty of the standard "beautiful owl with big yellow eyes" images, so now I've started looking for something different... By waiting for those moments when the owl's attention has been attracted by something on the ground, or when it's preening, it's been possible to capture some funny moments along with the beauty.
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NIKON D7100

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Aperture f/8 ISO 1600 Shutter 1/500 Focal Length 5000/10

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Cape Town, Western Cape, ZA

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Nov, 2018

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