Huge Owl

[Hillbillygirl]

A few of the local Great Grey Owl that has set up residence at the marsh. These owls reach the same size as a mature male Bald Eagle.
Not the greatest pics, but the lighting was terrible, as it was early morning with slight overcast, and shooting directly at the overcast sun.

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[kevharm]

Nice shots , I know you have been working on gettings pics of him, making it tempting for a road trip!

[Barefoot]

Wow! Just...wow.

[QuietOne]

The "whatta ya want?!?" is clear enough in the first one. Good shots for the light, he looks massive.

[kmunroe]

very nice images HBG

[Hillbillygirl]

Thanks all for the kind words. Very appreciated.

...and Kev, there are now three individuals hanging out in the same area, confirmed by a local birder as of yesterday. Met a guy yesterday that drove up from Windsor for these.!!!!!!

[Runmonty]

Great shots HBG. I'm not sure if I have seen shots of owls in flight before ?. Nicely done

[Marko]

Fab set. Love the comp in shot 1

[asnow]

Cool set. Like Marko I really like the comp of the first one. Just enough bokeh to make the owl really stand out, but still enough detail to show its location and surroundings. I too don't think I have ever seen an owl in fight. That second shot is amazing.

[Realist]

Like the first one a lot, and like the poses on the other two. I have actually seen an owl fly before I scared him, and he startled me too. The owl looked sort of like a flying log, weird birds to see in flight.

[Iguanasan]

Excellent set! I love that last one... beautiful background and excellent sharpness on the owl. Well done!