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Great Grey Owl

Great Grey Owl

Needless to say it was a pretty awesome experience being so close to a Great Gray Owl in perfect photography conditions. Being very close to the town of Whitby ...
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Needless to say it was a pretty awesome experience being so close to a Great Gray Owl in perfect photography conditions. Being very close to the town of Whitby as well as surrounded by 30+ onlookers, birders, and photographers took away from the experience a little bit. Still, it was an awesome encounter with a really cool species.
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NIKON D300

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Aperture f/7.1 ISO 3200 Shutter 10/10000

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Jan, 2014

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My favourite species! Great capture!

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I'm impressed, nice to see you take this shot with all the distractions.

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