Claws on a claw ?

[John Robinson]

Little Owl
As I have said, these birds love trying anything around the farm yard to sit on. This is a spare tine of some sort of cultvator. I had to cough to get the bird to look at me. Thought the head would unscrew !!

Seen them do this a lot but never managed a shot before. Not sure if male or female - female I think). Bird quite a way off.

Sigma 50-500 D7000
100thsec @f7 ISO 800

PP in Paint Shop Pro 7
60% of full frame
Neat image
Levels.
Cheers
JR

Thanks for comments on last pic.

[Richard Unsworth]

Nice one Johnny and title fits to a tee.
nice detail and eyes!

[Jonathan Ashton]

Nice one Johnny, I like the pose and the eye contact. I suspect you had light and shade on the subject the eye on my right seems to be a slightly different colour to the other. Detail is good and an unusual perch with a great title.

[John Robinson]

Thanks both.
True Jon- open brighter side of the farmyard to the right.
Cheers
JR

[christopher galeski]

nice image,love that stare,nice rustic perch,like the BG.

[David Salem]

Nice look back stare from this cool little owl. Neat perch for it and I like the BG color too. Good eye contact too. Maybe a bit brighter? Nice capture.

[John Robinson]

Thanks
David- I think my monitor needs a tweak
Cheers
JR