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Brother and sister. Female on the right and male on the left. Female is about the same size as momma now almost 2 months later. It is getting harder to tell them apart between mommy and female fledgling. , except when they screech, since momma is hooting.
They used to hang together tight very often, I am assuming to feel more secure and comfortable. Now they still hang around nearby and still communicating with each other. These owls grow so fast. 2 days ago evening around 9:00PM I witness one of the fledglings catching vole from a long distance. I was watching it and suddenly took of from the tree and flew just above the ground for at least 100 yards and landed. I was able to take a shot while owl was on the ground. It was very dark and I was shooting with D3s ISO-12800. When I got home and load the images. When I zoomed in the image with the owl on the ground I could see clearly vole hanging out of the mouth. This is amazing from how far these owls can locate the prey from such a distance. They are ultimate night hunters. D2Hs, 500mm f/4 P ED IF (MF) + TC-16A (1.6X TC) 1/100, ISO-800, f/8.5, handheld. Please click on the image for uncompressed view, thank you. |
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by Jakejacoby
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