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13-Apr-2014

an unexpected surprise: a little owl

Takht-e Soleymān / تخت سل

As I was walking around Takht-e Soleymān in not the most favourable of weather conditions, I thought to myself: this is soooo owl-territory. I pointed my camera at an old wall, looked through the viewfinder and was stared back at by this little owl. What a lovely surprise, it certainly made my day!

Nikon D7100
1/500s f/5.6 at 200.0mm iso320 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
Dave Barnes07-Jun-2014 06:17
Well found. It is good to see them still so common in some parts of the world. In the UK they are disappearing fast due to increasingly intensive farming. There are no insects to feed on due to pesticides and herbicides. As it happens they are not native to the UK but an introduction, so not catastrophic for the species, but most people kind of like having them around!
Jola Dziubinska02-Jun-2014 14:45
Amazing meeting, very pretty and well camouflaged owl! V.
chris morton31-May-2014 10:08
hello owl
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