Cuban Pygmy-Owl

[Bill Dix]

Seeing Roy's gorgeous shots of the Northern Pygmy-Owl prompted me to go back and look at my files from my trip to Cuba in 2013. I found several unprocessed owl shots including this Cuban Pygmy-Owl at a nesting hole on a large tree trunk. This species is endemic to Cuba, but similar to the reddish Pacific Coast race of our Northern Pygmy-Owl. C&C always appreciated.

D7000, 80-400VR @ 370mm, ISO 1600, 1/1600s @ f/6.3 manual. Cropped from horizontal.

[Grace Scalzo]

Seriously, you haven't processed this one, Bill??? I love it, full of interest and a wonderful species. Your usual beautiful IQ. Super nice image.

[Bill Dix]

Seriously, you haven't processed this one, Bill??? I love it, full of interest and a wonderful species. Your usual beautiful IQ. Super nice image.

Grace, what I meant to say was that I hadn't processed it until now. It lay dormant in my files for the better part of 2 years, until I re-discovered it. Thank you.

[Grace Scalzo]

I understand, Bill...it's such a sweet shot, I'd not have been able to wait !

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Very unique image that's expertly composed. A big winner in my book Bill.

[Loi Nguyen]

Bill, very sweet image, love how you position the owl in the frame. Would love to see one myself. TFS. Loi

[David Salem]

Nice look at this beautiful little owl. The techs look perfect and I like the pose but something about the tree that I don't love. Even though it's probably natural, it has a man made feel to it. Maybe it is to flat?
Great job finding this owl Bill.

[Tobie Schalkwyk]

Stunning photo Bill. Perfectly composed - love the detail & look-back!

[arash_hazeghi]

what a find Bill! you got some good eye contact too with good topside details. I'm with Dave re the perch, I would crop this one tighter to reduce the impact of the perch

TFS

[keith mitchell]

Pleased you re-discovered this Bill, great looking bird on an interesting perch, like this a lot.

Keith.

[Binu John]

What a great shot, bill! Love the details, composition and pose.

[William Dickson]

Very nice image Bill, Great looking owl and perch. Good work and thanks for sharing

[Bill Dix]

Thank you all. I rather liked the texture of the tree trunk, so left the bird small in the frame. But I'll admit that it's a large trunk for a small owl, and thus the perch looks rather flat. I'll experiment with a tighter crop.