寻鹰记 (Look for Great Gray Owl in Ottawa)

[GangW]

44, the sun was shining, but the owl was far from me, I added the 1.4x extender to my lens so I could get it closer although I lost my AF function. In order to have a good start, I did not approach it at first when I shot it. The owl had detected where I was and moved, would it fly to ?

 

[GangW]

45, Yes, it flied away. was it bad beginning?

 

[GangW]

46,No, it flied to the other tree which was not far away but less blocked tree branches. I stepped into the field covered with thick snow, approached it slowly,quietly and carefully. The owl was standing on the tree, it was beautiful pose, wasn't it?

 

[GangW]

47,"you take ba, how about this pose?" the owl seemed to say me.

 

[GangW]

48, one more standard pose.

 

[GangW]

49, "let me show you a wingspan."

 

[GangW]

50, That's pity. I could not get the beautiful wingspan picture since I couldn't adjust my camera in time. The owl flied to the other tree which was not far and not high. I manually focused on it and pushed the shutter button. here is it. Do you think that the owl was saying me "I am here, shutterbug."

 

[GangW]

51, "I'm making fun with you."

 

[GangW]

52, "I'm going away, please follow me." the owl flied away again.

 

[GangW]

53, I missed the chance to capture the beautiful flying picture again. It is hard, specially when you use a telelens and with manual focus. Where was the owl flying to? I traced it and found it finally stopped at the top of a wire pole. No anything blocked the owl.

"Come on, my poor shutterbug."

 

[GangW]

54. Pose: 180 degree right turn.

 

[GangW]

55, Pose: 180 degree left turn.

 

[GangW]

56, Oooooooo, Oh,

 

[GangW]

57, "What do you think the next?" "Will I get more beautiful posed owl's pictures?"

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[Aurora Borealis]

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What the wingspan of a great gray owl looks like?