Ferruginous Pigmy Owl in Riviera Maya

[IVAN GABALDON]

Hello everyone!

Here goes my second post. I was walking through the jungle when I felt a pair of eyes watching me. I turned and spotted the owl. I carefully composed the shot and managed to grab a few frames before it flew away further into the jungle.

http://ivangabaldon.com/images/FerruginousPigmyOwl.jpg

Shooting data for this image: Nikon D90, Nikon 300mm/f4 AF-S. ISO 640, f4.5, 1/1250, 2/11/11, 4:04 pm.

Needless to say, open to all comments and thank you all in advance.

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[Jeff Parker]

Good eye just to spot this little guy. Shooting up into the trees with patches of bright sky showing is a really challenging situation.

[Alan Murphy]

Love these little guys. Your image with the habitat shows how small they are. Not crazy about the square crop.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

I like the feel and the bird....it being small in the frame does not bother me a lot. However, the details are a tad soft. You were clearly in a very challenging situation with the light and branches.

[IVAN GABALDON]

Thank you gentlemen for your comments, I appreciate it.

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