Whiskered Screech-Owl young

Whiskered Screech-Owl (Megascops trichopsis), Madera Canyon, Arizona, USA 11 July

MarkIV, 500 + 2x, 580EXII w/ Better Beamer, Gitzo, Wimberely, 1/100 sec; f/8; ISO 400 PP in PS CS6, small stick removed from in front of right birds face.

So very cute. I love how this duo is neatly ensconced in that crib. Nice flash work, but I'd warmify/reduce brightness a tad to make it less obvious. Great birds, lovely image.

Lovely image of these young ones.

Very nice Rick. Well done

Love seeing all four eyes. Are they actually coming out of a rock or a tree or some sort? I would reduce the brightness around the owls and maybe give it some dodging and burning to give it some depth and a little more character.

The young ones are looking out of one of two holes of this nest that is in an Arizona Sycamore. One hole is on a vertical side of the tree and this one is on the top of a horizontal area, probably where a brach fell off many years ago. I've already toned down the bark quite a bit since the bark of AZ Sycamores is almost pure white except for the many small imperfections.

Flash looks a touch strong but the cute factor is fortunately much stronger! Nice image:)

So cute. Love those big eyes. There are two catch lights in each eye, I assume one coming from flash. You may want to remove it. Looks good to me. Loi

Very lovely shoots and good composition!
Wel done!