Northern Saw-whet Owl.


Posted by Karl Egressy on Tue Mar 06, 2018 8:57 am

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This Owls species perfected the disguise technique so well that you walk by several time and still miss it.
Fortunately my wife has much better eyesight.
Thanks for looking.

Canon 7D Mark II
Canon 10-400 f 4.5-5.6 L IS Mark II.
ISO 400
1/320 s
f 5.6

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by Mako_Elite on Tue Mar 06, 2018 9:05 am
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What a cute owl. I like the eye contact.

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by tinyfishy on Tue Mar 06, 2018 9:13 am
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Wow...What a find and an excellent capture with a good head turn and eye contact....one of the best I've seen.
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by Gene Gwin on Tue Mar 06, 2018 9:37 am
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Karl, Beautiful detail. Like the look on his face. Sort of like, "do you want a piece of me?"
 

by John Spreitzer on Tue Mar 06, 2018 10:21 am
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Super detail! Great shot.
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by Jakejacoby on Tue Mar 06, 2018 11:36 am
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Karl:
This is an absolutely wonderful photo - congrats.
 

by joelee on Tue Mar 06, 2018 12:15 pm
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Great 'in your face' picture of this owl!
 

by Ron Day on Tue Mar 06, 2018 2:13 pm
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Absolutely stunning, Karl. These are the cutest little owls on earth, and your image does the species justice!
 

by James Vellozzi on Tue Mar 06, 2018 9:32 pm
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Nice Find! and shot.. Im still trying to get them to take up nesting in one of my boxes.. hopefully soon
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by Jeff Munoz on Tue Mar 06, 2018 10:37 pm
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What an AMAZING shot Karl, the eye contact is fantastic and the details just amazing!!!
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by Carol Clarke on Wed Mar 07, 2018 4:12 am
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Stunningly beautiful image Karl! I love this one.

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