Stygian Owl (Brazil)

[Glenn Bartley]

I got home from a month in SE Brazil on Sunday night. What a wonderful country for bird photography!

It's tough to decide what images to share first but I thought I'd start with what was actually the first bird I put my lens on - a Stygian Owl!

After arriving in to Sao Paolo and driving to my first reserve it was quite an amazing surprise to find this rare bird and have it pose so nicely for the first images of the trip. Definitely a great start to this journey!

Lot's more to come from Brazil...

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Shutter speed: 1/60 sec
Aperture: 4
Flash: On
ISO: 800
Lens: EF600mm f/4L IS II USM

[Richard Unsworth]

Amazing bird, great work!

[keith mitchell]

Glenn don't think you could get a better start than this, bird stands out well against that dark Bg highlighting those amazing eyes.

[John Robinson]

Great head angle and expression. The flash has certainly brought out the detail too.
JR

[Joe Senzatimore]

Almost looks set up. A wonderful image. The black BG makes it for me.

[shane shacaluga]

Superb!

What a crazy look on that owls face!! Love it!

Wonderful start to the trip

[christopher galeski]

nice capture,love them eyes.

[Girish Prahalad]

what an owl!! great perch, pose & IQ.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Very cool owl, love the ear tuffs and the lichen-rich perch. Was this a set up or you got very lucky with the perch?