June 30th I photographed this great grey owl in flight in southern Alberta Canada as it flew out of the darkness of the forest into a small beam of light. I usually see them in the winter, I had no idea that these birds of prey stayed in this area year...
The great gray owls seem to be everywhere this year, we can hear and sometimes see the fledgling great gray owls deep in the woods. Photographing them is tough in these low light conditions (no light), as the evening went on I had to keep pushing my ISO...
Recent in-flight photos of one of my favorite owls, the great gray owl, photographed north west of Calgary, Alberta, Canada! These birds of prey are amazing looking owls, and can be seen year year round as they are residence in this location. The evening...
I photographed this wild great horned owl was photographed in flight just southwest of Calgary, Alberta, Canada using the Nikon 300mm f/2.8 VR lens and the Nikkor 1.4 TC (tele-converter).
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inflight great horned owl, Alberta...
A few photos of two different northern hawk owls photographed in flight, from this winter, 2010 Alberta, Canada.
Wanted to post these photos earlier, but totally forgot to! Anyway, lots more photos of these amazing hawk owls to come, but for now here...
Great horned owl fledglings at this time of year, wow, this is very early to see these little owls out and about, flying already too! While most great horned owls are still sitting on eggs, this family has three fully fledged youngsters.
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More Owls – Snowy Owl incoming photo captures the snowy owl at lift off in the prairies of Alberta, Canada in golden late afternoon light.
Below is a tight crop of the same photo showing those snowy owl eyes up-close. Wow, what an amazing bird...
A few recent photos of two different northern hawk owls in flight. Both shot on very dull overcast days, hopefully the next hawk owls will be in good light!
The photo at left was shot at ISO 400, Aperture f/2.8, Shutter Speed 1/2000th, both hawk owl photos...
This new Nikon 300mm f/2.8 VR lens of mine is amazing, the detail, tracking and super fast focusing is a dream come true! My first review, or test/play with the 300mm VR was in total overcast, very dull light and a fast moving object. These photos are...
My Review – My first day out testing my new Nikon 300mm f/2.8 VR (vibration reduction) on snowy owls in flight just west of Calgary, Alberta. It was dark, total overcast, snowing like crazy and high winds that made matters worse, did I mention...
