Great Horned Owl

Uploaded: December 19, 2012

Description

The Great Horned Owl has tuffs of feathers on the top which are not its ears. Its hunts not by sight but by hearing and the right ear is located under its right wing and its left ear is located over its left wing. How neat is that. The iris of the eye is yellow.

Exif: F Number: 10, Exposure Bias Value: -0.67, ExposureTime: 1/3200 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 2000, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 100.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV

Comments

Tiia Vissak December 19, 2012

a great portrait! #1504340

Stan Kwasniowski December 19, 2012

Emile, wonderful image, I have one of these stuffed. It was a road kill that my Son Stephen picked up, had to get a licence from the Gov. to have it mounted, as it is a protected species. #10470668

JO ANN CLEVELAND December 19, 2012

Great capture and kool comp Emile..love it!

jo ann c. #10470678

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe December 19, 2012

Great capture and info Doc - I never knew that! #10470687

Robert R. Goodman December 19, 2012

Hi Emile,Excellent capture and info my friend.We have a lot of them here in the valley!!!! #10470727

Colette M. Metcalf December 19, 2012

Wonderful capture, Emile!!! #10470761

Joy Rector December 19, 2012

beautiful shot #10470816

John Connolly December 19, 2012

A wonderful capture of this beautiful bird Emile! Owls are high on my list of favorite birds! #10470822

Kay E. Mahoney level-classic December 19, 2012

Beautiful owl. Interesting facts about them. #10470898

Phyllis A. Houghton December 19, 2012

This is a wonderful portrait of this owl. Great detail, bkg, colors and tones, comp. It is always nice to see this bird. #10470936

Michelle Alton December 19, 2012

Fantastic information...ears asymmetrically placed. Who knew? Beautiful photograph, Emile. #10471151

Terry Cervi level-deluxe December 19, 2012

Wow, Emile! That's fascinating information! And what a terrific capture!! #10471326

David Phalen December 19, 2012

Excellent wildlife capture with excellent colors, details and info!! #10471336

Carol L. Fowler December 19, 2012

How wonderful! Beautiful bird! #10471450

Emile Abbott level-deluxe December 20, 2012

Thanks Tiia, Stan, JO ANN, Jeff, Bobby, Colette, Joy, John, Kay, Phyllis, Michelle, Terry, David and Carol. #10472146

Nancy L. Green level-classic December 23, 2012

He is a real beauty my friend, VERY well done!! <>< #10476392

Emile Abbott level-deluxe December 23, 2012

Thanks Nancy. #10476452

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