Flight of the Burrowing Owl

[Jim Neiger]

Riverside, CA - 1DX, 600mm, hand held, 1/2500, F71, ISO 800, manual exposure

This is another image from my summer trip. I spent a couple of days hanging around with David Salem and we spent a couple of hours each afternoon with his local Burrowing Owl family. My thanks go to David and his family for their hospitality. Having great company and an opportunity to photograph the Owls was one of the highlights of my trip.

[Loi Nguyen]

Hi Jim, great flight image, tack sharp. I could even see the texture of the owl's yellow eye. Difficult to get in flight. Loi

[Tobie Schalkwyk]

You don't get them more clear than this, Jim - well done on the bird & the BG!

[Jonathan Ashton]

Top notch image, the focus looks absolutely perfect, good wing position.

[Vinit Menon]

Excellent image Jim. Like the eye contact and the BG

[Joseph Przybyla]

Lovely, thank you for sharing. What a stare, priceless.

[Alan Murphy]

Excellent work as always Jim.

[David Salem]

Those sure were some fun evenings with the owls Jim. Glad you got out here when you did and your timing this year was much better than last year. The shot looks awesome and I like the evening light as it lights up the eyes so well and gives that warm color to the owls. Your usual solid techs and details make for a real beauty. Well done Jim. Also you are very welcome and you are welcome here anytime you are in the area. See ya soon

[Marina Scarr]

Killer light, BG and flight pose. I am wishing for more FG grasses to help balance the image.

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Superb image Jim, great action, eye contact and BG. Those eyes are awesome.