Motif: Signs

[Marina Scarr]

This Burrowing Owl was sitting atop the street sign above his burrow almost as though he were announcing that this was his sanctuary and he was guarding his territory. You can also see how small he is in relation to the street sign.

Canon 40D & 1.4 TC
F7.1, 1/1000, ISO 200
hand held, almost full frame

Thanks for looking,

Marina

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Marina,
I like this very much...Mr. Owl is telling us that this is her territory...:eek::D:cool:

[SeanKP]

Agree with Gus. I didn't realise these owls were so small. It is nice to be able to get a sense of the owl's size from the sign.

Cheers.

Sean

[Gus Hallgren]

Tremendus shot of a Burrowing owl size perception great. They are so tiny!

Uncle Gus

[Dave Leroy]

Hi Marina, Nice shot, little fellow looks right at home up there. I'm curious about which lense you were using, looks like you got pretty close.
Dave

[Marina Scarr]

I apologize for not including lens info. It was the Canon 300L with the 1.4 @ 420mm. In this particular area, the birds allow you to get quite close b/c most of them live in neighborhoods and seem quite accustomed to people and cars.

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Marina

I like being able to see a comparison to show their small size, great. These little guys are really tiny. Not easy photographing them on a perch !!!

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

I love Owls and this fellow is no exception! I love the unusual perch, how on earth does he (she?) perch on top? Well done with this! :)