Tawny owl
Meant to post this yesterday as it was International Owl Day, oh well...
This is in fact less than a quarter of a mile away from the Little owl site, but also this was the location I first started to photograph Little owls, so it seems a good residency. The old tree has many entrances & exits, so you can spend hours waiting and the owls just come in via the back door without and sound. The entrance sits about 25-30ft up so I had to make a hole in the hawthorn hedge to get the lens through, and shoot up, but left it a few days to let things settle down.
This was one of the first frames of the Tawny after several days and hours of waiting and thinking the afternoon light would be great, but it sadly worked the opposite.
Thanks to those who posted or viewed on the last posting.
Steve
Subject: Tawny owl (Strix aluco)
Location: UK
Camera: Canon EOS-1D X Mark III
Lens: EF500mm f/4L IS II USM +1.4x III Gitzo tripod & Flexline ball head pro
Exposure: 1/800s at f/7.1 ISO4000
Original format: Portrait, very slight crop top, FF width
Processed via: LRC 9.3 & PS2020
Bag hide, shot Mirrorless
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