Often being in a hide/blind for 4-6 hours in one session can be boring to say the least, and if owls sit, preen or indeed nod off, then some additional wildlife that enters into the frame, is very much welcome! Owls are too soporific .
I would have preferred an even lower angle to gain more eye contact, but sadly not achievable other than breaking out into the open which was not an option. The sound of the lens poking through a velcro aperture may have caught her attention?
Thanks to those who viewed or posted a comment on the previous thread.
Steve
Subject: Female pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) in grass
Location: UK
Camera: Canon 1DX
Lens: 500f/4 with 1.4x HH
Exposure: 1/2000s at f/5.6 ISO1600
Original format: Landscape, cropped for presentation
Processed: LRCC 2015 & PSCC 2015
Manipulation: Two dark blades of grass removed in background
Note: The subject is fully wild and completely unconstrained. Besides the potential impact of my presence, nothing has been done to intentionally alter or affect the ongoing behavior of the subject and, of course, there has been no use of any form of bait or other form of wildlife attractants (including vocalisations) in the capture of this image.