Great Horned Owl Yawn


Posted by Ed Cordes on Thu Mar 23, 2017 7:17 am

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This is another image of the Great Horned Owl my wife and I were photographing last Sunday. I really like the open mouth in this pose. It is nesting in a tree about 100 feet away across a stream.  The terrain allowed our spot to be about eye level with the owl. The weather was broken clouds so the lighting varied. Image made with 5D4 with 500 f/4 and 1.4 TC.  Image is about 70% of original.  Thanks for looking.
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by SantaFeJoe on Thu Mar 23, 2017 11:03 am
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Sorry Ed, but to me this is an alarm pose, not a yawn. Generally an owl will close its' eyes and often throw its' head back when yawning. I always feel that an image like this shows concern on the owls part, so it is not what I desire to capture. Here is a link to some images:


http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=owl ... ORM=IQFRML

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by Karl Egressy on Thu Mar 23, 2017 5:02 pm
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Excellent eye contact and the open beak adds interest.
 

by Ray Robles on Fri Mar 24, 2017 9:29 am
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Lovely habitat shot!
 

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