Great Horned Owl giving me the 'don't mess with me' look!
Nikon300mmf4D + 1.4X
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The Great-horned Owl revealed the intensity of its hunt as it left its perch and zeroed in on a prey burrowing under the snow. I shot this frame at about 4.40pm, in early March.
The hunt was not successful. The owl had come out empty-handed. No vole. Just another photo op.
Nikon 500mm f4G lens, Shot wide open.
(Grey Nuns Forest, St. Albert, Edmonton, Canada)
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Great-horned Owl.
Ha..She is a natural! I think this stare will give many professional actors a good run for their money! I think she would rank at the top with Jack Nicholson (The Shining), and Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange). :0)
Nikon 500mmf4G @ f4; 1/250; ISO250.
(Taken on Feb. 22, 2021; late afternoon, local spruce forest, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)
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The Great-horned Owl is a powerful raptor.
It is smart, fierce and bad*ss all at once.
Author Arthur Cleveland Bent (1866-1954) wrote in 'The Life Histories of North American Birds of Prey' :
'Almost any living creature that walks, crawls, flies or swims, except the large mammals, is the Great-horned Owl's legitimate prey.'
Cornell Lab of Ornithology:
'Great-horned Owls are fierce predator that can take large prey, including raptors such as ospreys, falcons and other owls'. They are known to kill foxes.
(Taken on: Late Feb. Grey Nuns White Spruce forest, St. Albert, Alberta, Canada)
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A young Great-horned Owl tried out its wings.
We went to the trail in late afternoon and located the three owlets that had recently fledged.* As it was getting dark, the owlets appeared to be more active. They had begun to take short flight but continued to be fed by the parents. We were with them only for a short period of time and then left them alone, so we did not put pressure on them as well as the parents feeding them.
* Thank you again, Ivan, for the heads up.
Taken on: April 2023, Local park, Edmonton, Alberta.
There was not much light.
Nikon D500 w/ 500f4G+1.4X @ f5.6; 1/125; +0.33EV; ISO 720
Lightroom 6.0. Sizing and image resolution: 100dpi
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