A good drive home...Barred Owl

[jsecordphoto]

So I've been working nearby this field that a Leucistic Red-Tailed Hawk hangs out at, so after work today I decided to drive by and see if it was around. Although the hawk wasn't around, I couldn't believe my luck that this Barred Owl was perched on a tree right by the road. I basically crawled through snow as not to scare it off, ended up spending over an hour photographing it. Halfway through some guy drove by with his loud diesel truck and scared it off, but I found it perched nearby after a few minutes. Owls are probably my favorite animal to photograph so this made my whole week.

 

[SquarePeg]

I love that 2nd shot. Beautiful creatures. I'll have to show this to my daughter in the morning, she loves owls.

 

[jsecordphoto]

I love that 2nd shot. Beautiful creatures. I'll have to show this to my daughter in the morning, she loves owls.

Thanks! Yeah owls are just beautiful animals.

 

[SquarePeg]

How are you liking your switch to Nikon?

 

[jsecordphoto]

Couldn't be happier!

 

[Hunter58]

Very nice. The 2nd shot is my pick of the two.

 

[jsecordphoto]

Very nice. The 2nd shot is my pick of the two.

Thanks man!