Short-eared owl diving for the vole


Posted by Mako_Elite on Mon Feb 20, 2017 10:33 pm

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I really like this shot. Here this Short-eared owl was doing it's usual flight sorties scanning for the voles and in split second deployed it's air brakes and dove down for the vole (missed that one).
It is amazing how quickly they can turn, dive or even stop and hover. Notice the open mouth and tail feathers crossed.
It was getting dark, so there wasn't much light left.

1D4, EF300mm f/2.8L USM NON-IS
1/2500, ISO-1250, f/2.8 handheld

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by Karl Egressy on Tue Feb 21, 2017 9:24 am
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Your series of this great looking owl is most amazing.
We used to have them not far from here but in the last few years they moved somewhere else.
 

by Axel Hildebrandt on Tue Feb 21, 2017 10:42 am
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Great hunting pose!
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by david fletcher on Tue Feb 21, 2017 11:14 am
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brilliant series. exceptional experience to share
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by LynnS on Tue Feb 21, 2017 3:23 pm
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Ludo, you're having too much fun :), love the super zippy dive pose and the look of concentration as this beautiful creature hunts.
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