Barred Owl in a Cypress Tree

[sitarro]

I was on a golf course as it was being built working on illustrations for a yardage guide when I spotted this guy while cruising across a bridge. I stopped my cart and pulled out a 4 megapixel Olympus E-10 and shot this. This species is the southern cousin of the spotted owl. That's a red cypress he's perched in, I can't believe I noticed him(if his eyes would have been closed I probably wouldn't have).

 

[misterblu]

I was on a golf course as it was being built working on illustrations for a yardage guide when I spotted this guy while cruising across a bridge. I stopped my cart and pulled out a 4 megapixel Olympus E-10 and shot this. This species is the southern cousin of the spotted owl. That's a red cypress he's perched in, I can't believe I noticed him(if his eyes would have been closed I probably wouldn't have).

Nice lighting. Late afternoon or early morning?

Do you have a site where you can host larger versions (perhaps 800X600 or larger)?

 

[The ClayTaurus]

I was on a golf course as it was being built working on illustrations for a yardage guide when I spotted this guy while cruising across a bridge. I stopped my cart and pulled out a 4 megapixel Olympus E-10 and shot this. This species is the southern cousin of the spotted owl. That's a red cypress he's perched in, I can't believe I noticed him(if his eyes would have been closed I probably wouldn't have).

Sitarro, consider putting your pics up on www.flickr.com

 

[Abbey Normal]

Maybe some pics of yourself, too, Sitarro. With all that great hair and all.


Seeing an owl like that, in nature, must be great. Have you ever taken pictures of Loons on a Northern lake?

 

[sitarro]

Sitarro, consider putting your pics up on www.flickr.com

Will do, thanks. The Barred owl was shot in the late afternoon

 

[dilloduck]

I was on a golf course as it was being built working on illustrations for a yardage guide when I spotted this guy while cruising across a bridge. I stopped my cart and pulled out a 4 megapixel Olympus E-10 and shot this. This species is the southern cousin of the spotted owl. That's a red cypress he's perched in, I can't believe I noticed him(if his eyes would have been closed I probably wouldn't have).

Good eye !

 

[Adam's Apple]

You take great, professional-quality photos of nature, Sitarro. Your photos remind me of nature photos taken by a former colleague of mine who was really wasting his God-given talent in the business world.

 

[sitarro]

Thanks for the kind words guys.