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This fledgling Great Horned Owl was photographed stretching its wings for about 20 minutes before it actually fledged right before my eyes. What a sight it was to witness. Its sibling had fledged the day before, and I was afraid upon arriving that this one would have flown the coop as well. Much to my surprise and excitement, the sibling had returned to the nest for some coaxing and coaching. There was a lot of wind this particular morning. I wish that I had used my 1.4 instead of my 2.0. b/c I ended up sacrificing some speed and a few frames. Hindsight is of course 20/20, but it was a good lesson.

Canon 1D3, Canon 500L & 2.0 TC @ 1000mm
F10, 1/400sec, ISO 800, manual mode
Feisol tripod, Mongoose head

C & C always welcomed and much appreciated.

Marina Scarr
www.marinascarrphotography.com

This is one amazing shot, Marina. One of the best of this species I have ever seen. The light, eye contact, pose and the wing position are superb.

I've never seen a juvi Barred Owl, but you did great with frame Marina! Fantastic pose and nice eye contact. The light angle is just right. Amazing how large the talons are for such a young bird.

Marina:

Lovely shot with nice lighting, eye contact, great looking perch, techs.

What a treat to see them fledge.

I generally find hind sight closer to 20/20 :w3

Cheers

Randy

This is one killer image.

I love juvies and you have a great one here. Love the eyes, lighting and those big feet on a very nice perch. Good job.

Hi Marina, sweet light, love the eye contact, and well timed to capture the fully outspread wings. I do like the colours of the owlet. Congrats on getting your shot.

What an awesome image, Marina. Gorgeous juvie, sweet light, pose, details and comp. Very well done and congrats.

Well not much left to be said, Great photo and great work, well worth all those days watching these critters!

Lovely shot Marina! Fantastic light, awesome pose and excellent techs!

Marina - beautiful light and pose. Congrats.

Wow!! Superb shot. Love the pose, wonderful light, and great eye contact.
Very well done.

wow you picked the other one. This image is soo nice and the light is perfect. Love it

Wonderful image Marina. These owls are fun to photograph. Terrific job. Only problem I see is that I don't have a photo like this on any of my hard drives. *=P

To get one on this perch, in the open and with this pose is pretty much a lifer.
Glad you had the opportunity and made the most of it.

This is just way too good, Marina. Sweet bird in a special moment in it's life; great perch and light and the pose is awesome. Big congratulations.

can not add any more to the comments,magic image,well done.

this is just gorgeous Marina! love the talons and the spread wings. excellent!

Oh! this is good. Love your caption. Like it a lot.
Must a great experience to watch him fledge. Wish I was there...

Surely the opportunity of a lifetime--and you made the most of it. Fantastic wing spread, golden light, intent look, and perch. Kudos to you, Marina!

Wow, really love this! Super light on the owl and pin sharp. Perfect in every way !

Excellent image Marina! I like the wing position, eye contact and light.

What I like about the shot Marina, apart from all the kudos above is your title, only a woman would come up with one such as that.:bg3:

Another beauty for your impressive collection, Marina. This one is so dynamic, full of anticipation of the take off, and the golden light could not be any prettier. Congrats.

Big congrats on this one Marina! Great light, wing spread, talons, etc. Nice that you actually witnessed it fledging too.

TFS,
Rachel

Marina,all has been said ! Just to add my congrats on an allround stunning image!

Very nice pose and bg colours.