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Posted by Ivan Sjögren on Sun Feb 17, 2019 4:12 am

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Finding this breeding pair of Northern Hawk Owls was one of the highlights of the year for me. I heard a odd sound from the forrest when walking back to my camp in the end of the day. I decided to slowly approach and investigate the noise when I found two of the chicks on top of a big trunk. What a treat! Unfortunately, it was very late in the day and any photo-opportunity was impossible due to the now darkening forest interior. The next day I set up a hide and waited the whole day to get a chance to see the adults feeding the chicks. It was a wonderful moment to get this close to such an intimate stage of the bird’s development.

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by david fletcher on Sun Feb 17, 2019 5:11 am
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brilliant image Ivan. well worth your planning and patience
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by Cynthia Crawford on Sun Feb 17, 2019 8:16 am
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Fantastic opportunity and terrific results. I admire your patience and persistence as well. Well worth it! Congratulations on an exceptional capture.
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by Karl Egressy on Sun Feb 17, 2019 8:56 am
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Such and amazing interaction image!!!
 

by peter makuch on Sun Feb 17, 2019 9:36 am
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it's a winner of a shot and awesome image to look at, all naturally capture.
 

by Jakejacoby on Sun Feb 17, 2019 10:00 am
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Cynthia Crawford wrote:Fantastic opportunity and terrific results. I admire your patience and persistence as well. Well worth it!  Congratulations on an exceptional capture.
Kudo's and I totally agree with Cynthia.  This is an exceptional photograph - well done.
 

by Ron Day on Sun Feb 17, 2019 2:45 pm
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This is a superb behavioral photograph, Ivan. The poses with prey could not be better, and the perch and background come together to form the perfect setting. Your hard work and patience paid off, and you got your image. Congrats. :)
 

by E.J. Peiker on Sun Feb 17, 2019 3:01 pm
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An incredible photograph in every way. Fantastic!!!
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by Baywing on Sun Feb 17, 2019 6:34 pm
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Absolutely wonderful, kudos for your patience!
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by Jan Wegener on Mon Feb 18, 2019 6:03 am
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fantastic interaction in this shot Ivan and a great story
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Wonderful capture!
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Jakejacoby wrote:
Cynthia Crawford wrote:Fantastic opportunity and terrific results. I admire your patience and persistence as well. Well worth it!  Congratulations on an exceptional capture.
Kudo's and I totally agree with Cynthia.  This is an exceptional photograph - well done.
Agreed!
 

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The best NH 0WL image I have ever seen,  Fabulous interaction
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Incredibly cool image - well worth staying in a blind to get it.
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Well worth the wait, Ivan! Beautiful capture of the interaction.

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by clement on Mon Feb 18, 2019 10:26 pm
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WOW factor all the way
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by Mako_Elite on Mon Feb 18, 2019 11:03 pm
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Superb capture, what a find.

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by Frank Schauf on Tue Feb 19, 2019 3:34 am
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A great moment. Congratulations on an exceptional capture.
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Awesome find and great shot.  One day.   :)
 

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