Monday, April 09, 2012

Jan 2012: The whispering Spotted Owl

This is the fifth photo essay of our trip to the falconry and this one relates to a spotted Owl.

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It looks ferocious. Just look at its posture.

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Those eyes, those eyes were seriously dangerous.

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Regal Bird. But we take flight now.

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Just beautiful, these birds.

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What an awesome wingspan.

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Coming in…

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I have landed

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Now grabbing a bit of chicken

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Yummy…

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Thank you to the handler.

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Bob on the other side, trying to capture the lady coming into land.

Now for some closeups.

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Looks like an air to air missile!!!! I am not going to miss.

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The camouflage is perfect. You wont be able to see this coming in snow, in the forest…

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Check out that beak..These are truly magnificent birds, but its the next bird that I fell in love with.

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