This shot taken this morning,in my local wood,sat on bow of tree,had to change my lens,over,was not in hide,thought it would fly away,however it stayed put,and even let me get a bit closer,got a few shots off then it flew off.cannon 400mm f/5.6,L,usm,7D,tripod,iso800,1/40s,f/5.6.crop,some sharpening,touch of levels.comments good or bad.thanks.
Good eye contact from the owl Christopher, and just love the lazy pose on one leg. You say you were sat in a bow of the tree, how do operate your tripod, or were you still on ground level.
Great find and shot, Stuart.
Some people might assume that the feathers on the breast appear to have been OOF but they are not.
They just look like they are on certain Owls. (Long and Short-eared Owls for example)
It is the nature of those feathers.
Sweet looking bird. I love the head stripe. The light areas of distant sky do not bug me at all.
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thankyou all for comments,Karl you are right about the feathers on the breast,you only need the wind to blow a bit,and the feathers look soft,and by the way Karl I am called chris,Stuart I was on ground level,the owl was sat on a bow of the tree.thanks again everybody.
Very nice habitat shot of this guy. It is where you would expect to find these birds. Nice eye contact and considering the subject a very nice shooting angle. Well done!