Barred Owl Hooting
Thank you to Ivan Deng who graciously offered me a ride to the local park to photograph this owl. We trudged down the extremely icy slope and path (I half shuffled, half walked), and lucky for us, we soon found the owl perched high in a tree. It was a little past 4pm.
In order to have a more neutral angle, we shot from a vantage point farther up the slope. We waited a few minutes before the sun went behind a rolling mass of clouds. I like it when such lighting opportunity presented itself. And, as if on cue, the owl bobbed its head suddenly before turning head on. Then it puffed up its chest and neck feathers and uttered a series of resounding hoots.
* Many owl species nest early in the season. No matter how habituated and tolerant they may be to humans, I believe that disturbance and undue stress have an impact to their reproductive success. A birding friend, Don Delaney, said that these owls would be nesting soon. I do not take pictures of nesting birds, so it's good to leave them alone and not disturb them.
(Taken on: Mar 21, 2022, Local Park, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)
Nikon D500 w/ 500mmf4G
Lightroom 6.0
Thank you all very much for your visits and comments.
Barred Owl Hooting
Thank you to Ivan Deng who graciously offered me a ride to the local park to photograph this owl. We trudged down the extremely icy slope and path (I half shuffled, half walked), and lucky for us, we soon found the owl perched high in a tree. It was a little past 4pm.
In order to have a more neutral angle, we shot from a vantage point farther up the slope. We waited a few minutes before the sun went behind a rolling mass of clouds. I like it when such lighting opportunity presented itself. And, as if on cue, the owl bobbed its head suddenly before turning head on. Then it puffed up its chest and neck feathers and uttered a series of resounding hoots.
* Many owl species nest early in the season. No matter how habituated and tolerant they may be to humans, I believe that disturbance and undue stress have an impact to their reproductive success. A birding friend, Don Delaney, said that these owls would be nesting soon. I do not take pictures of nesting birds, so it's good to leave them alone and not disturb them.
(Taken on: Mar 21, 2022, Local Park, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)
Nikon D500 w/ 500mmf4G
Lightroom 6.0
Thank you all very much for your visits and comments.