Box Brownie
Location : Surrey
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 Subject: Great Grey Owl 2009-07-30, 16:54 |
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This a captive bred bird taken on a togs day at the Hawk Conservancy in Andover UK
The 'light' in the image belies the fact that I was working at ISO1600 and the Tv was 1/100. Sadly my keeper rate for BIF that day was awefull but this one took on new life following my KISS PPing. The blurred wingbeat even at 1/100 I think is quite something as it would seem that the wings beat a heck of a lot faster than one might imagine.
Not jet powered but a killer in the wild nethertheless 
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mish65
Location : Grimsby
Spotter Watch Member : No
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| Subject: Re: Great Grey Owl 2009-07-31, 09:41 |
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Cool shot. Like the pin sharp eyes set against the blurred wings. 
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Box Brownie
Location : Surrey
Spotter Watch Member : No
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| Subject: Re: Great Grey Owl 2009-07-31, 18:14 |
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Thanks, the eyes are a tad sharper without the web sized image compression but not super sharp but overall OK?
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smileysnake
Location : Redditch, Worcestershire
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| Subject: Re: Great Grey Owl 2009-08-02, 17:05 |
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These are trully stunning birds. Your picture is great. Doesn't quite give a true scale though. These guys are big! Make a bit of a woosie noise though!
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Box Brownie
Location : Surrey
Spotter Watch Member : No
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| Subject: Re: Great Grey Owl 2009-08-02, 17:19 |
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- smileysnake wrote:
- These are trully stunning birds. Your picture is great. Doesn't quite give a true scale though. These guys are big! Make a bit of a woosie noise though!
Yes you are right they are visually large but the feathers are long and 'deep' so the body is not "as large" though the wingspan is quite something. As for the whoosh, well this bird does swoop nice and close ~ nearly knocked my hat off on one pass, would have parted my hair if I still had enough 
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jones243
Location : Newton le willows
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| Subject: pic 2009-08-03, 14:00 |
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very nice.
mark
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