Jump for Joy

[Loi Nguyen]

Finally got some time to go see the Burrowing Owl chicks at Salton Sea. They have successfully fledged. Three fat chicks and the parents are doing well. they were fairly active this morning. The chicks flew off to check out the surround area watching Dad hunt. Here one of the chicks flew back to the nest and was about to land. The other two chicks were on the ground.

1DX
100-400 II @ 400mm
1/3200
f5.6
ISO-1600
HH
Early morning.

Removed the wing tip of a chick on the lower left and added some canvas on top.

Thank you for your comments

Loi

[William Dickson]

Fantastic lighting and detail Loi. I love the stare, and also how the owl has cleared the darker BG into the lighter part which shows it off really well. Great pose and POV. Very nicely done.

Will

[Karen Pleasant]

You have done an excellent job keeping the head, especially the eyes, and the body sharp in this action shot! Great eye contact! Beautiful soft background focuses all the attention on this wonderful bird. As Will noted, having the owl against the lighter background is a real bonus. TFS!

[Karl Egressy]

Super cute and excellent details and pose, Loi.

[Alan Murphy]

The eye contact on this one is outstanding.

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Brilliant image with awesome eye contact and landing pose. The light is terrific and so is the pose.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Loi you made a brilliant job on this one . Very well executed in the field and nicely processed .
Like the overall nice soft color and tones .
A real nice job.... TFS Andreas

[christopher galeski]

very nice,great eye contact,nice light and BG,good detail and pose.TFS.

[Steve Kaluski]

The eye contact on this one is outstanding.

I would second that comment by Alan, excellent work, what's not to like, superb Loi!

TFS
Steve

[Jonathan Ashton]

A wonderful moment idyllically captured, it's all in the eyes!

[Ritesh Nangare]

What an Awesome shot .......

Brilliantly caught in the mid action , love the details and the golden light compliments the frame....


TFS.....

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Loi - This is great. Love the pose, the light and as others said - the eye contact is fantastic. Congrats on this one.

TFS,
Rachel

[Daniel Cadieux]

Way to go Loi! This is a high impact image, and cute too. What bird photography is all about....well done.

[Loi Nguyen]

Thank you everyone for your comments. Much appreciated. Loi

[David Salem]

Awesome frame Loi!! Love the stare, the details and the well frozen feet and wings. I have a similar frame that I posted a few years ago. I called it "Ninja Owl". Nice work!

[Satish Ranadive]

Gorgeous image. Spectacular pose in wonderful lights.
Absolutely superb fine details and sweet BG.

Regards,
Satish.