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Short-eared Owls
« on: January 16, 2016, 09:34:39 AM »
Shot some owls on Eide road with my buddy Jon the other day.  For you gearheads, I used a 7D2 and 600L II handheld.














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Re: Short-eared Owls
« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2016, 09:37:06 AM »
Those are really awesome shots. The last is my favorite.
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Re: Short-eared Owls
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2016, 09:40:10 AM »
Thanks

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Re: Short-eared Owls
« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2016, 10:07:24 AM »
Awesome pics  :tup:

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Re: Short-eared Owls
« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2016, 11:36:48 AM »
Just... WOW!

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Re: Short-eared Owls
« Reply #5 on: January 16, 2016, 12:34:27 PM »
Those are great, thanks for sharing.  :tup:
 That second one looks like he's thinking 'My lunch was hangin out right where you're standing"

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Re: Short-eared Owls
« Reply #6 on: January 17, 2016, 03:07:35 PM »
Great photo's. The first one is my favorite.

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Re: Short-eared Owls
« Reply #7 on: January 17, 2016, 03:10:53 PM »
Awesome ..I always liked owls ..We used to have some huge ones back in PA ..  I MEAN LIKE REAL BIG ...Grey Horned Owls ... I see a couple here and there around my place now but nothing like the owns back east ...

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Re: Short-eared Owls
« Reply #8 on: January 18, 2016, 10:20:53 AM »
They're awesome, Shawn!
I especially like #s 4, 5, and 6.  But of course they are all excellent.

Wish I had something to shoot around here in the winter time.
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Re: Short-eared Owls
« Reply #9 on: January 18, 2016, 10:32:17 AM »
Beautiful pics Pope. # 1 looks surreal......very nice

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Re: Short-eared Owls
« Reply #10 on: January 18, 2016, 11:59:05 AM »
These are beautiful!

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Re: Short-eared Owls
« Reply #11 on: January 18, 2016, 01:00:42 PM »
Great Pics Pope. 

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Re: Short-eared Owls
« Reply #12 on: January 18, 2016, 01:05:05 PM »
Those are really nice...love owls and hawks. Would make some really nice large prints!

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Re: Short-eared Owls
« Reply #13 on: January 18, 2016, 06:04:45 PM »
Awesome pics.  I always enjoy watching the family groups hunting cooperatively in late summer, and once was fortunate enough to watch a flock of 25 diurnal hunting during fall migration. 
As long as we have the habitat, we can argue forever about who gets to kill what and when.  No habitat = no game.

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Re: Short-eared Owls
« Reply #14 on: January 18, 2016, 06:20:31 PM »
Great photo's. The first one is my favorite.
Same here!

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Re: Short-eared Owls
« Reply #15 on: January 18, 2016, 07:01:57 PM »
Right in my neck of the woods.  Great shots Pope.  I have always wanted a lens like that.  Can I borrow yours for a couple days? 

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Re: Short-eared Owls
« Reply #16 on: January 19, 2016, 03:43:17 PM »
Awesome shots! Those really are great!

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Re: Short-eared Owls
« Reply #17 on: January 19, 2016, 03:44:44 PM »
Those are awesome. I really like the first one.

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Re: Short-eared Owls
« Reply #18 on: January 20, 2016, 08:10:34 AM »
Right in my neck of the woods.  Great shots Pope.  I have always wanted a lens like that.  Can I borrow yours for a couple days?

It's big and heavy.  I forgot my tripod and had to hand hold all these.  They make good IS these days so handholding is more productive than in the past.

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Re: Short-eared Owls
« Reply #19 on: January 20, 2016, 08:51:42 AM »
I've never seen any owl(s) out in the wild like that, seen tons of hawks, bald eagles, etc.

Never an owl though. VERY COOL!
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