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30-MAR-2010 Hank v/d Velde

20100330 027 Great Horned Owl.jpg

Ottawa East

My first GHO this year. Looks like they set up house in/on an old Squirrel's nest. Lots of branches in the way. Once the leaves come out, it will be difficult to get a shot. This same pair had one young owlet in the same area last year. Hopefully there will be two young this year. Reportedly, the male is usually not far from the nest; however, I was not able to locate it.

Nikon D300S ,Nikkor AF-S 500mm f/4G ED VR
1/400s f/8.0 at 700.0mm iso320 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
Shelly- VA Beach02-Apr-2010 12:30
Great find. Keep us posted.
Ghislaine et Réal Boulet02-Apr-2010 00:46
A great find
Jean D01-Apr-2010 23:29
Beauitiful capture in a very familiar location, Hank!
Jay Levin01-Apr-2010 23:12
Excellent find, Hank, with very nice eye contact.
Robert D. McAlpine01-Apr-2010 22:02
Great find Hank. I went out to that area looking if they had come back about 2 weeks ago but didn't see any sign of them.
lou_rozensteins01-Apr-2010 21:25
Very nice shot!
jychamberland01-Apr-2010 19:20
beautiful find capture Hank! lucky you :-))
Fong Lam01-Apr-2010 17:21
Beautiful capture of this owl in its natural environment, Hank.....V
bill friedlander01-Apr-2010 16:33
Great find and nicely captured. Looks like it doesn't want to be disturbed. V
Vince01-Apr-2010 14:44
Terrific shot with the super telephoto. Excellent details. Vote.
Gary Fairhead01-Apr-2010 14:30
Nice one Hank..looks familiar :-) I was there later in the day.
CM Kwan01-Apr-2010 13:16
Very nice capture, Hank! Wish you and yours wonderful Easter!
Char01-Apr-2010 12:44
Hi Hank,
An excellent find and capture! \/
Marco Valk01-Apr-2010 12:37
nice catch!
Guest 01-Apr-2010 12:26
beautiful Hank.
Guest 01-Apr-2010 11:35
Well done, Hank - both eyes open!
Guest 01-Apr-2010 09:38
Excellent details. Very well done , v
Colin Storey01-Apr-2010 08:00
Great shot of the owl through the branches.
NealyBob01-Apr-2010 06:51
Excellent capture of this nesting owl Hank! What a great find! Can't wait to see the little ones~!
January Grey01-Apr-2010 06:12
Blending in quite nicely! Terrific catch, Hank!!
Carol Rollins01-Apr-2010 05:07
Wonderful capture Hank. ~
Bryan Murahashi01-Apr-2010 05:03
Fabulous shot of this nesting Owl.
Simon Chandler01-Apr-2010 03:17
Excellent capture of the owl in its natural setting. v
slhoornstra01-Apr-2010 02:36
Look at mother owl, how enchanting. A great capture, Hank. V
Dominic Cantin01-Apr-2010 02:18
Lucky you ! A GHO nest 8) I cant wait to see the owlets ;) Thanks for the view Hank !

Dom :)
Tom Munson01-Apr-2010 02:08
Great find and image, Hank! Nice work!
Jim Coffman01-Apr-2010 01:43
Very nice work,Hank! Sure wish I could find so many owls!
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