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Published: 2004-04-28 11:10:20 +0000 UTC; Views: 1467; Favourites: 34; Downloads: 312
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This is a photo of a male Burrowing Owl that kept flying over it's nest to check on his mate... There were about six Burrowing Owl nests at the Sunrise Community Balloon Race, but I only saw two pairs of owls out during the times that I went to the races..The Burrowing Owl is on Canada's Endangered Species list, but is not listed in the United States at this time..
Location: Tamiami Airport, Kendall, Florida
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wow, this is an impressive photo. I like focus. It's a great action shot. Owls are my favorite
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Oh I've beentrying to get a shot like this for ages
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Thank you very much!
The Oregon coast has a lot of great spots like that, thanks to the rocky shorelines and usually high winds, especially along the southern coast.
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Beautiful shot! The slight tilt of its head, the position of its wings and those killer eyes...simply wonderful!
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you have an amazing skill at capturing birds. this is perfect. well done
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Wow!
Great shot!!!!!!
Don't know what else to say.
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im so jealous that you took this awesome shot... how long did it take to get this? and what kind of lens did you use?
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It took me probably a couple hundred shots over the last nine months to be able to get this one shot. I don't get to see the Great Egrets around the lake that often, and it is even less often I am close enough to them when they are flying around the lake, so when I do see one nearby I will hang out for a while waiting for my chance.
For this shot I was using my Nikkor 79-200mm 2.8 VR lens @ 200mm f-8 priority, and the exposure was 1/800 sec.
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we take photos of similar things 
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Another really nice in flight shot. I'm still trying to figure how to get a good one, and here you've got several! Wonderful!
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Thank you Rob!
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Thank you for your compliments, and no need to thank me... nature's work, not mine.. I was just at the right place at the right time to borrow a moment of time
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i am always so amazed by the clarity and detail in your photos. amazing capture!
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Very nice. We have alot of those down here in Florida. Especially Ft Myers and Cape Coral. Great work on capturing a beautiful animal in flight!
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It's FANTASTIC! nice, nice, nice WORKS! I LOVE THIS PIC! MY COMPLIMENTS!
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great shot...
now i want to see harry potter movie lol.
you capture it well this is really cool.
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Incredible capture. Im surprised it came out as crisp as it did. Well done hun
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Oh I like good sharp flight photos so much... Beautiful work
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you have got the birds in flight market cornered - -- - - I admire them all with awe...
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Thank you vey much Eriq for your kind words!
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I love how the middle is in focus and the wings are slightly blurred. dunno if you ment for that, but it looks great imo. nice job
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Impressive, very very nice point of view, a great detailed shot!
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Beautiful shot!!! It's amazingly wonderful how the owl headed right toward you so you could capture this image... I love the way the head is perfectly in focus but the wings show the movement with the slight blur... Bravo!!!
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great work!!
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LOVE how everything is in motion but the head is the epitome of attention, focus, and clarity.
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Thank you Sterling!
It was amazing how fast these owls can dart around, and how he could fly up over the nest and hover there for a few seconds to carefully look over the nest... wings beating so fast!
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the blured wings and tac sharp head/eyes make this photo perfect
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Great shot... love the way the wings are blured and the head is perfectly in focus... lovly shot!!!
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holy cow! Wow you nailed this shot BIG TIME. Perfect in every way! Faved!
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I agree with the other comment on the blurry wings HOWEVER all in all it is a very difficult picture to get, nice job.
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