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5 Comments |
sweetpea72
 
sweetpea72 February 17, 2018
They are so cute! シ
takethewildroad
 
takethewildroad March 06, 2018
Beautiful! You should enter my challenge! https:// viewbug.com/challenge/burrowing-owls-photo-challenge-by-jessicahadley
sonumehata
 
sonumehata June 05, 2018
Amazing
RickL PRO+
 
RickL July 22, 2019
Exceptional photography
Steve300
 
Steve300 September 20, 2023
Super cute ????

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Location

Location - small airport in deep South Florida, the rock marked the burrowing owl nest. This particular owl had incredible ability to enjoy watching airplanes and a small amount of people activity. This owl had adapted a unique personality that was adorable for the small size, confident and content their territory near an airport. The airport is surrounded by huge empty fields of grass mowed to a height the owl loves. And some tunnels were already created and abandoned from people activity. I watched this bird catch a large insect and feed it to a juvenile soon after this photo was captured. This was my first time photographing owls. I was able to observe and take photos from a fairly close range for 2 hours.

Time

2 to 4 pm

Lighting

Very bright light overcast was bouncing off runways behind the owl.

Equipment

Nikon P900 hand held

Inspiration

A love of bird photography and being in nature

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No post processing other than cropping.

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Nikon P1000, Nikon D500, Tamron lens 150 to 600

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There are several places that have Burrowing Owls in South Florida and you need to find them through the bird blogs and visit.

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