At Rest

[Jim Fenton]

A different red morph Eastern Screech Owl in cloudy conditions this afternoon.

Nikon D300s, 500VR, ISO 800, F9, 1/80, CW metering, NearUniWB, 0 EV, Live View Contrast Focus

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

I'll go out on a limb here and say it is even bloody cute! :D Looks like it's smirking at you too.
Like the framing by the tree trunk on the RHS and the feather coloring is spectacular. I've never seen a rusty owl like this guy. Nice how it kind of belnds with the tree in the BG.

:) Thanks a lot for sharing.

[arash_hazeghi]

One sleepy owl, very nice pose looks like she's leaning against the tree to take a nap. Why LV focus?!! did you have the 2X TC on?

[Jim Fenton]

Live View Focus cause my subject wasn't moving and it's dead nuts perfect every time :) It is far more precise that AF or manual.

[Randy Stout]

Jim:

Nice to see a red morph. Good techs, like the composition and textures.

Off a tripod I assume?

Randy

[Jim Fenton]

Definitely off a tripod at 1/80 :)

I thought I'd try a close up crop to make it a bit more personal with the subject.

[Randy Stout]

Jim:

I thought perhaps you were testing the VR function of your lens! :D

Pretty darn cute photo.

Randy

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Woah ! This is such a cute one. I would experiment with the compo a bit , maybe take out the RHS trunk ??

[Bonnie Block]

Super cute--love the unusual red color. Nice details too.

[Callie de Wet]

Love it, it has the "feel" of a ginger kitten:D, especially on the thumbnail A lovely colour with nice plumage detail.

[Doug Brown]

I like it as presented Jim. One of these days your going to get one with eyes wide open. :) I admire your persistence.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

This owl looks like a cat to me! nice colors and feel. Would love to see it with the eyes open.

[Jim Fenton]

Well....these birds sleep during the day and rarely open their eyes during the winter from what I've seen.

They are cute no matter what :)