Mating Burrowing Owl III

[Bob Pelkey]

This is not the original pair of owls I've been observing. I did not see the original pair at their nest at all. I'll speculate that they have successfully mated. This shot of a series is the first occasion I've used flash to improve the shutter speed in my observation of the Burrowing Owl. These owls were observed near the Cape Coral Library. The sun set at 6:35pm.

Cropped top, left and right, sharpened, NR, contrast, color correction of pupil, tripod.

Canon EOS-1D Mark III ,Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS USM
1/125s f/5.6 at 840.0mm iso3200

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time	13-Mar-2010 18:455
Make	Canon
Model	Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Flash Used	Yes
Focal Length	840 mm
Exposure Time	1/125 sec
Aperture	f/5.6
ISO Equivalent	3200
Exposure Bias	+2/3
White Balance
Metering Mode	matrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program	shutter priority (2)
Focus Distance

[Dave Hassell]

A good action shot but there is still some noise in the background.

Dave.