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    Burrowing owl Alert pose. The owl was monitoring a red tailed hawk that was hunting near by. The RTH call caused the owl to come out of the nest and look for the hawk in panic.

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    Very cool eyes, and a kind of freaky pose, arash. Different and unusual. Very nice DOF and BG.
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    he was really scared Dan!
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    Very nice shot, you have really caught the emotions there. The feet are not visible, not really a problem but I think if one at least had been partially/visible the image would have looked even stronger.

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    nice image,good detail and lighting,the bird looks like its been hypnotised.

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    Amazing eyes, tiny pupils are not what one expects from an Owl, shame the feet are not visible, but overall a sharp and interesting image

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    Awesome behaviour shot! The bird looks terrified!!!

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    The "panic" shows in the eyes. Super shot with sweet BG and great detail.

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    You can really feel the fear in this guy/gal!! The small pupils from the sunlight gives this a freaky look...great stuff!

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    Fantastic behavior shot. Never seen a burrowing owl look so alert and yes, frightened! Nice job, Arash.

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    Fabulous! I feel his terror.

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    Great behavioural capture,Arash.The eyes say everything !

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    Really nice light and alert look. Good IQ. It would have been great to see the feet but not a deal breaker at all because his gaze draws the eyes upward,
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    PS Now the big question is...Did you get a flight shot?!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by gail bisson View Post
    Really nice light and alert look. Good IQ. It would have been great to see the feet but not a deal breaker at all because his gaze draws the eyes upward,
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    PS Now the big question is...Did you get a flight shot?!!!
    Gail, I will post a flight frame that I got later but I have to say this is by far the toughest specie to get in flight, of course without using tricks such as baiting or a blind which I don't use. They make terns feel like a piece of cake.
    They fly short distances EXTREMELY quickly. I find that even the MK4 shutter lag is no match for them. I attempted several take offs but my frames are empty i.e. the bird had left before the camera released the shutter.

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    Quote Originally Posted by arash_hazeghi View Post
    Gail, I will post a flight frame that I got later but I have to say this is by far the toughest specie to get in flight, of course without using tricks such as baiting or a blind which I don't use. They make terns feel like a piece of cake.
    They fly short distances EXTREMELY quickly.
    And that is exactly why I am expecting great things from you!

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    Beautiful shot Arash. Great details and BG. The pose is priceless. I'd love to see even a glimpse of feet, which would put it way over the top.

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    Hi Arash, how are those eyes. You can feel the tension of the owl, and I like how you have created the vertical. Good detail on the owl, and nicely separated from the BG.

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    Thanks Bruce and Stu. appreciate nice comments
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