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A rare close encounter to this beautiful Bird of prey the Short eared owl.
In the few years I have been taking pictures of these raptors I have never been so close.
Some facts on this Bird.
Short-eared owls are medium sized owls with mottled brown bodies, pale under-wings and yellow eyes. They are commonly seen hunting during the day. In winter, there is an influx of continental birds (from Scandinavia, Russia, Iceland) to northern, eastern, and parts of central southern England, especially around the coast. They are of European conservation concern and so are an Amber List species.
| Brand: | Canon |
| Camera: | Canon EOS 5D MkIII |
| Lens: | Sigma 120-300mm f2.8 os apo dg hsm + sigma 2x extender |
| Recording media: | RAW (digital) |
| Date Taken: | 27 Feb 2013 - 4:09 PM |
| Focal Length: | 600mm |
| Lens Max Aperture: | f/5.7 |
| Aperture: | f/5.6 |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/1250sec |
| Exposure Comp: | 0.0 |
| ISO: | 1000 |
| Exposure Mode: | Manual |
| Metering Mode: | Multi-segment |
| Flash: | Off, Did not fire |
| White Balance: | As Shot |
| Title: | Asio flammeus |
| Username: | 
ianrobinson |
| Uploaded: | 3 Mar 2013 - 12:00 PM |
| Tags: | Asio flammeus, Bird of prey, Birds, Raptor, Seo, Short eared owl, Wildlife / nature |
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| Votes: | 73 |
Comments
Love the tones and light....................may I ask whereabouts in Norfolk you took this..................
wow lovely back light and good flight shot well done. christine
A really stunning capture Ian. Absolutely superb photography.
Derek
Wonderful shot, Ian and showing me what should be possible with this lens and TC combo. Inspiring stuff.
Alun
WOW thank you so much everyone for the wonderful comments and votes and wonderfully surprised to get so many awards a huge thank you.
Ian 
Oh by the way Alun and Tomcat, This lens has always impressed me from the start when I brought it last year and when adding the 2x to it impressed me further.
I feel Sigma has really pulled it out of the bag on this lens, not sure about the mark i but this mark ii is the dogs proverbial's IMHO.
If anyone asks me what lens would you recommend with out having to take out a mortgage then this would be it, versatile is it's middle name, or it should be, sharp what ever the focal length.
I should work for Sigma lol....
A wonderful capture - excellent quality shot. well done Ian - brilliant!
Thank you all for your comments and votes they are very much appreciated .
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