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This Owlet put on a small show simply by stretching its wings in every which way. He would stretch his wings out so much that I had to zoom out just to get him. I missed some great shots by being zoomed in too much!

I was happy that some of the photos came out decently sharp since my shutter speed was already slow at 1600 ISO. Nothing you can do about an Owl wanting to be in poorly lit woods!

Submitting this to the #ArtisticAnimals's Active Animals contest!

Barred Owl
Chenango Valley State Park
Chenango Forks, New York
Canon 7D / EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM

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~panna-cotta Nov 2, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
I'm amazed, it's wonderful!
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=mydigitalmind Nov 3, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
Thanks!
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~Mrodriqez Oct 1, 2012
superb
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=mydigitalmind Oct 2, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
Thanks!
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Mood: Love ~A1r2i3e4l5 Sep 22, 2012
Oh wow, it looks like it's just about to take off and fly away!!!! This is an outstanding photo!!! Excellent job!!!
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=mydigitalmind Sep 26, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
Thank you!
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*RoyceandRaphRock Sep 17, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
Exercising his wings, maybe. :D Also they do this when they feel threatened...making themselves look larger than they are. A bluff tactic. But not always. We see other owls do this. Wonder if he's flown yet. ^^

Sadly, the last time I saw a barred owl was a dead one. :( No explanation. Haven't seen/heard one since...when I was in Junior High. We hear a rare hoot from a great horned, but never see them. Shucks. I wanna get a pic of one. They're so cool. :D
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=mydigitalmind Sep 18, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
He was certainly stretching. It was one of many poses! There were two Owlets and they have already fledged by the time anyone found them. They didn't seem to mind people so much - not even the parent Owls. They just stayed out of reach and allowed us to take photos from below. They would even often come down to eye level!
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~glassreflections Sep 17, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
Wonderful shot!
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=mydigitalmind Sep 18, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
Thank you!
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