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Posted by Karl Egressy on Sat Feb 27, 2021 9:11 am

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She gave us this peek a boo right after landing. My wife captured a fantastic series of flight images of this lovely Owl. My lens was too long (1260 mm in crop mode) to do well. This was my excuse. :)

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by ADKShooter on Sat Feb 27, 2021 9:57 am
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If it were not for the backstory it would look like it was trying to be shy and hide from you. "Peek a boo" would have been a perfect title as you relate in your story. Very nice shot with perfect exposure and wonderful eye contact.
 

by Jim_B on Sat Feb 27, 2021 10:51 am
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Fantastic shot, what a pose!
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by david fletcher on Sat Feb 27, 2021 12:50 pm
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A beautiful image Karl! Love that look and moment captured.
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by himadri roy on Sat Feb 27, 2021 12:56 pm
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Amazing display capture here. Super shot.
 

by Ron Day on Sat Feb 27, 2021 5:14 pm
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Really unique behavior captured here, Karl. An amazing view!
 

by Cynthia Crawford on Sat Feb 27, 2021 5:36 pm
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I think she is just warming up for a ballet! :). Fun shot with that "peek-a-boo" look. Too bad about the long lens.... LOL
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by Carol Clarke on Sat Feb 27, 2021 8:49 pm
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What a fantastic pose!  Wonderful capture of this unique behaviour, Karl.  I also think it would be nice to see another of your wife's photos..........  :) 

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by Karl Egressy on Sat Feb 27, 2021 9:04 pm
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Carol Clarke wrote:What a fantastic pose!  Wonderful capture of this unique behaviour, Karl.  I also think it would be nice to see another of your wife's photos..........  :) 

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Thanks Carol, I'll finish the series with her amazing image, happy to share it with you.
 

by paul fletcher on Sat Feb 27, 2021 9:05 pm
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A beautiful image, Karl. I think that you and your wife, must be the premier " Snowy Owl Photography Team" , of the season !
This photo, shows the upper wing markings of the owl, so well.
 

by Karl Egressy on Sun Feb 28, 2021 3:27 am
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paul fletcher wrote:A beautiful image, Karl. I think that you and your wife, must be the premier " Snowy Owl  Photography Team" , of the season !  
This photo, shows the upper wing markings of the owl, so well.
Thanks, Paul.
I have images of all the free flying "wild" Owls nesting in Ontario, but the largest collection has been the Snowy Owls, and she has similar collection.
This year was great for Owls, based on the pictures of fellow "Ontario Bird Photography" members.
However, I don't have any other than the Snowy from this year.
They don't post the location anymore in order to protect the Owls from over-aggressive, unethical photographers.
 

by Mary Brun on Sun Feb 28, 2021 5:18 am
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A really clean shot, a uniform background with very appreciable details, I really like the pose of the Snowy Owl.
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