Groucho Marx Eyebrows

[Marina Scarr]

Well our owl season was very busy this year, but it is finally over...much to my chagrin. Thought you might enjoy this Eastern Screech Owlet peering out of its nest cavity. I have never seen one with such prominent dark eyebrows! It is most likely about 4 weeks old. Spent the day waiting for the owlets to appear but only had maybe 2 minutes of muted light and this was my favorite capture.

Thanks in advance for your comments and critiques. They are always much appreciated.

Canon 1Dx, Canon 500L F4 IS & 1.4 TC
F6.3, 1/125sec, ISO 1600, manual mode
Feisol tripod, Jobu head

[Mike Poole]

Love it!

Works wonderfully well with the little peep through the nest cavity, shoes how someone could walk past that tree 100 times without seeing them.

Impressive details, especially given such a low shutter speed

Mike

[William Dickson]

Very nice Marina, I like this a lot, it is so different. Love the detail on the bark, and the position of the owls head in the hole. Facial expression is priceless.

Will

[annmpacheco]

Looks like your persistence and patience has paid off Marina, sweet peering face. They are such small owls and i am wondering just how small this owlet really is? Love the prominent eyebrows, did you see any others?

[Tim Foltz]

Marina, cute shot love the expression, comp., sharpness, subject and environment.
Maybe a little tone adjustment to make it pop a bit more? up to you.

-Tim

[Bill Dix]

A great shot, Marina. Made me chuckle. Lovely detail on bird and bark.

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Love this capture, Marina. Neat how the bark matches the colors in the owl.

Geoffrey




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[Marina Scarr]

Hello Ann: There were 2 owlets in this particular nest this year, 3 last year and 2 the year before that. They range in size from about 6-9 inches...males are smaller than females as in most raptors.

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Beautiful Image... I really like the expression.

Thank you for sharing.

[arash_hazeghi]

very cure Marina, the thumbnail intrigues to click and then find there owlet!

[Michael Thompson]

so cute! and a perfect hole, it just fits in so nice, love the glossy eyes, and the colors in the bird and tree, love that tree hole, nice find and image!

[David Salem]

This is to cute Marina. Love the peek-a-boo pose and I too like the glistening eyes. The best part of this image for me is the cool nest cavity and the perfect comp. Well done my friend! That one might be a player!!

[Arthur Morris]

Hey Marina, This one put a big smile on my face. Great job with the exposure. Pointing the camera an inch more to our right might have improved it just a bit.

With love, artie

[Daniel Cadieux]

Excellent!! Although a small detail, I really love that we can faintly see the back wall of the cavity. This image had me looking at it for a while, such a fun frame.