3's a Crowd

[Marina Scarr]

This was the ONLY photo opp of the 3 eastern screech owlets at the cavity together. As you can see, there simply wasn't enough room and the little one was squeezed out by its older siblings.

This photo opp resulted from volunteering. Last year the City was planning on cutting this nest tree down until a nearby resident who was aware of the nest called a rehabber. The rehabber asked me to drive over there (about an hour drive) and take pictures of the tree and cavity. By the next day, she had saved the tree and nest, as well as 3 young from last year and 3 more from this year. Volunteering can be great fun, very satisfying and can offer some pretty amazing opportunities.

C & C most welcomed and much appreciated.

Canon 1D4, Canon 500L
F18, 1/300sec, ISO 320, manual mode
2 flash set up
Jobu head, Feisol tripod

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Pretty darned amazing, Marina. You sure know how to work these nests. Great job capturing this cute trio in their cute home.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Marina this is my favorite of the series so far!
Love the good exposure, alert pose of this guys and flash work. It certainly pays to be a volunteer at times! So glad you were able to take advantage of the opportunity!

[Ian Wilson]

Wonderful capture Marina and a great back-story. TFS

[arash_hazeghi]

it worked out so well Marina! these are really cute!!!

[Tobie Schalkwyk]

Cute! :bg3:

Great pic Marina! Perfect in all regards!

[Andy Shepherd]

Great job, Marina. The eyes look very good this time around.

[gail bisson]

The cuteness factor is off the charts !
Good IQ and great story to go with the image.
Gail

[Grace Scalzo]

Cute shot with a great title.

[Binu John]

Very cute shot, Marina! Excellent IQ and perfect exposure! Very well done!

[David Salem]

Very cute is right. Love the bottom one being just squeaking out. Techs look good as usual and I like the title also. You have had a pretty productive owl season this year. Lots of great stuff!! See ya soon.

[Satish Ranadive]

Spectacular image of cute ones.

Regards,
Satish.

[Troy Lim]

Love this shot, they are comical and when squeezing through such a tight cavity, i am sure it was even more fun to watch.

[Karl Egressy]

Great picture, Marina. The cuteness factor is very high.

[John Robinson]

Missed this one earlier for some reason. Great story and great shot to go with it. Love the tree texture too.
I,m just about ready to start my session this year with the Little Owls unless something exceptional turns up.
Cheers
JohnR