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    Your dose of cuteness for the day and maybe even for the week!
    These sweet little owls are the size of a man's fist when all balled up but when they see something interesting they will stretch out and the eyebrows will pop out.They then look like a miniature great horned owl!
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    Full frame vertical crop from landscape orientation.
    PP : LR, levels , NR to BG and cloned out a small OOF branch on bottom border.
    Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks,
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    Not fair! Just not fair. Love this Gail. Great eye contact, great perch and a beautiful background. Congrats.

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    Amazing shot. I hope to see one in wild let alone photograph them. Nice eye contact. Thanks for sharing them

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    Can it get any better than this? Very, very nice!

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    Wow Gail! Amazing detail in every part of that subject. I love this BG, the eye contact, and the soft light. Absolutely beautiful.

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    Looks like a sweet little fluffed up ball on feathers. Great detail love the eye contact and the color.

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    Gail just wonderful,cannot see anyway that this could be improved,inspiration to us all.

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    Sweet detail on this little guy. I've seen these birding many times but never in a photo-worthwhile
    setting. Nicely done....

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    Gail,
    shaking my head and jumpin up and down for you, this is superb or shall i say SUPERB-OWL!!! IQ is tops and that owl is definitely looking straight at ya! Go Gail

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    Not fair and you are making me jealous with this shot. I want the pygmy so bad, I'd just clone out the little branch right below the talons

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    Holy crap Gail!! Where did you come up with that!! What a beauty of a shot. Love the direct stare, great BG, awesome details and the cool perch. Got love that one! Might make a nice print Well done
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    This is just amazing. For starters, I can't imagine how you got so close to this little critter. Everything about the shot is perfection. I was so taken by the owl that I didn't notice the little branch below the talons. Either way it's superb!

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    Beautiful image Gail! I like the eye contact, complimentary BG, composition, IQ and reflection of the trees in the pupils is cool.

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    Thats Gorgeous Gail! He's even out-cuted the burrowing owls - those eyes are stunning! Got to be happy with this one!

    Mike

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    Wow Gail! What a killer image! Cuteness overload for sure. Congrats!
    Allen

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    Wow! What more to add here. I'm 50/50 with the bottom branch, either way like Bill I was so taken with the owl I didn't even notice it at first. Great details, BG, love the eyes. I woudl love to get a frame like this. TFS

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