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Eastern Screech Owl (Red Phase)
I was fortunate to find this bird while doing a little birding. He has a zero tolerance for activity during the day so I have to set up close to his exit time (not too soon as it is sub zero around here at night) and wait for him to awake . Then get him in focus and switch to manual focus as the light goes away. It is a pleasure to have him to myself and watch him hunt after he leaves the roost...call, etc. without crowds of people if he were on the listserv. After coming home from a rainy San Diego with not much in the way of good images due to the clouds and all, it was great to come home and see him still around and make some lemonade. D800 600VR + TC 1.4II, f7.1 ISO 1250 -1.33 1/15th Fill Flash.