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Zeroing in

Eyes intently focused, the Great Grey Owl had locked onto a sound and launched into a hunting run over the snow covered field.

 

Super hearing allows the owl to zero in on the sound made by prey under anywhere up to a foot of snow from a great distance.

 

Nikon D500 w/ 300mmf4D + 1.4X

(Taken on Feb. 2017, 3.23pm, Temp.-15C with wind, Lac. St. Anne County, Alberta)

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Uploaded on December 5, 2019