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Short Eeared Owl at Sunset

Short Eeared Owl at Sunset

in my way out of my local nature reserve as the sun was beginning to set I noticed this Short Eared Owl flying straight towards my car I got my lens up up fired...
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in my way out of my local nature reserve as the sun was beginning to set I noticed this Short Eared Owl flying straight towards my car I got my lens up up fired away. There was a great amount of heat distortion but to my amazement the Owl continued towards me right until it was so close the haze was no problem.
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SONY ILCE-9

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Aperture 56/10 ISO 1250 Shutter 1/1000 Focal Length 8400/10

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Feb, 2022

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