Doting Mother...

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image at Circle B Bar Reserve in Polk County, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D500
Nikon 80-400mm + Nikon 1.4 II F/8 VRII AF-S ED image captured at 550mm
1/500 F/8 Matrix Metering EV +1 ISO 2500 Auto 1 WB. camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom Classic CC, Photoshop CC 2018 and Neat Image for noise reduction
Cropped for composition and presentation

[annmpacheco]

Hi Joe, what a wonderful behavior you caught and i love the habitat. The moss and leaves give a framed curtain view of the owls. Super nice Joe, well done

[Arthur Morris]

Sweet. A good dose of flash would have improved this by evening out the exposure ...

with love, artie

[Dorian Anderson]

I think you've captured a tender moment, but the foliage is quite distracting. If it were blurred more and/or the birds were tack sharp
it might work better, but as it is now the birds are kind of lost in it.

[gail bisson]

I love the behavior shown here.
Oddly enough I am OK with the foliage as it frames the birds nicely.
Too bad you did not have a foot stool with you as I think being a foot higher off the ground would have helped this image,
Gail

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks everyone for viewing and commenting, very much appreciated.