Who Cooks For You? (Shenandoah National Park)
Since I started this photography habit of mine, I've been paying a lot more attention to the birds around me. I guess birding and photography go hand in hand? I've seen all sorts of interesting birds over the years, but owls have remained elusive. Until this past Sunday.
I was driving through the park looking for something (anything) to photograph, when out of the blue a really big bird swooped down in front of my car and landed talons first on the roadside, right on top of some poor unfortunate prey. It was an owl! The whole sight was amazing. Would have made great photos. I say would have, because by the time I grabbed my camera and got out of the car, the owl was gone.
It wasn't until I was on my way out of the park, resigned to the fact that I wouldn't find anything to photograph, that I spotted the barred owl above perched in a tree. Lucky for me he posed for a bit so I could get a few shots. This isn't the best shot technically, but it was really exciting for me to finally see an owl in the wild so I had to share!
The "Who cooks for you?" title refers to the call of the barred owl, which sounds like "Who cooks for you, who cooks for you all?"
Who Cooks For You? (Shenandoah National Park)
Since I started this photography habit of mine, I've been paying a lot more attention to the birds around me. I guess birding and photography go hand in hand? I've seen all sorts of interesting birds over the years, but owls have remained elusive. Until this past Sunday.
I was driving through the park looking for something (anything) to photograph, when out of the blue a really big bird swooped down in front of my car and landed talons first on the roadside, right on top of some poor unfortunate prey. It was an owl! The whole sight was amazing. Would have made great photos. I say would have, because by the time I grabbed my camera and got out of the car, the owl was gone.
It wasn't until I was on my way out of the park, resigned to the fact that I wouldn't find anything to photograph, that I spotted the barred owl above perched in a tree. Lucky for me he posed for a bit so I could get a few shots. This isn't the best shot technically, but it was really exciting for me to finally see an owl in the wild so I had to share!
The "Who cooks for you?" title refers to the call of the barred owl, which sounds like "Who cooks for you, who cooks for you all?"