Florida Burrowing Owl

[Joseph Przybyla]

Image captured in Cape Coral, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D500
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED + Nikon 1.4 III Teleconverter, image captured at 550mm
1/2000 F/9 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 1250 Auto 1 WB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2020 and Neat Image for noise reduction
Cropped slightly for composition and presentation

[Bill Dix]

Great detail and frontal stare. Nice simple bg.

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Background really works and I like the stare as well

[Colin Driscoll]

Good shot Joe, I like the stare and detail.
The different sized pupils are interesting.

[John Mack]

Love those eyes. Nice stare as well. Killer background. The crop works here very well.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks everyone for viewing and commenting, much appreciated.