Novice Flyer
This picture was taken on June 18th. In this image, the young Barn Owl, who had just started flying five nights before, is returning to the owl house on our property after its first flight of the evening. We live in a semi-rural area of eastern San Diego County and we had the owl house installed two years ago in the spring, because we were overrun with gophers. Within ten days of having the house installed a pair of adults moved in, and in due time, a pair of young owls were hatched. Each year since, we have had two young owls born and raised in the house. A few weeks after learning to fly, the young owls move out and the house sits vacant until next winter when the cycle stars again. They have done an amazing job of rodent control, and we haven't seen gophers, or gopher mounds, on our property in over a year. My wife and I have learned to love having the owls around. It's a great pleasure to sit outside after dark, and watch the young owls learn to fly.
Strobist info: I lit this with a bare YN560-II and a bare YN560, each on it's own tall light stand, on either side of the owl nesting box. The strobes, both in manual mode, were triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N, which also served as a remote shutter release.
I have all of my owl pictures in my Barn Owl set which can be seen here. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157630045851110/...
Novice Flyer
This picture was taken on June 18th. In this image, the young Barn Owl, who had just started flying five nights before, is returning to the owl house on our property after its first flight of the evening. We live in a semi-rural area of eastern San Diego County and we had the owl house installed two years ago in the spring, because we were overrun with gophers. Within ten days of having the house installed a pair of adults moved in, and in due time, a pair of young owls were hatched. Each year since, we have had two young owls born and raised in the house. A few weeks after learning to fly, the young owls move out and the house sits vacant until next winter when the cycle stars again. They have done an amazing job of rodent control, and we haven't seen gophers, or gopher mounds, on our property in over a year. My wife and I have learned to love having the owls around. It's a great pleasure to sit outside after dark, and watch the young owls learn to fly.
Strobist info: I lit this with a bare YN560-II and a bare YN560, each on it's own tall light stand, on either side of the owl nesting box. The strobes, both in manual mode, were triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N, which also served as a remote shutter release.
I have all of my owl pictures in my Barn Owl set which can be seen here. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157630045851110/...