Al's Images
In flight
Posted by Alun (cheshire, United Kingdom) on 7 May 2008 in Animal & Insect.
This is a young barn owl. The owl think thats it mother behind him.
Rhys from Darlington, United Kingdom
a great shot of the owl, his 'mother' looks slightly shocked!
7 May 2008 5:26am
@Saeed: Thank you Saeed
Observing from Chester, United Kingdom
Wow.. I saw one of these buzzards only last week. Great shot Al, and I will be seeing you later boyo
7 May 2008 7:15am
@Observing: There everywere little buggers, Cheers butt
djedfre from schaumburg, United States
love the owl's expression - almost looks mechanical - nice and sharp...
7 May 2008 9:10am
@djedfre: cheers
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
An amazing shot Alun! I could have done with you at the falconry fair on Sunday, I could have picked your brains as to how to catch the golden eagle in flight :) I could have done it with my other cam but my new one is frazzling my brains atm lol.
7 May 2008 9:44am
@MaryB: Thank you Mary, What is your new camera?
Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom
Lovely shot and that guy wired up like that looks to be talking the owl along a flight path!
7 May 2008 10:19am
@Ronnie 2¢: Yes great ldea, cheers
@Michael Skorulski: Thanks Michael
Julian Kilsby from Birmingham, United Kingdom
A well captured moment, nicely contextualised with 'mother' behind.
7 May 2008 11:45am
@Julian Kilsby: Thanks Julian, the owl thinks he is its mother because thats all its ever known from a baby.
Steven from Chicagoland, United States
Great capture of his flight. The wingspan in proportion to its body is amazing.
7 May 2008 11:58am
@Steven: Yes i thought that, thanks
Sandrine from Cincinnati, United States
Great shot! Beautiful bird! Strange mother! :)
7 May 2008 11:59am
@Sandrine: He brought it up from a baby, So it thinks he is mum, cheers
Henry from Boston, United States
Nice photo. I like the quality of the owl's eyes. It puts some personality on the bird. I thought I wished the "mother" was not in the shot and then I read Ronnie 2 cents comment and thought that was a humorous take. I guess that is how a photoblog's comments can benefit the photo.
7 May 2008 12:28pm
@Henry: thanks for you comments
Jen from Alpharetta, United States
This is an incredibly COOL shot!!!
Great timing!
7 May 2008 12:42pm
Saeed from Tehran, Iran
This is Great shot. Wonderful capture. Really excellent :)
7 May 2008 12:47pm
Anthony Lambert from Bielefeld, Germany
The Owl,Buzzard,Eagle,blackbird,sparrow...Whatever !!! is beautiful,his Mum is a bit of a minger though :=)
7 May 2008 1:57pm
@Anthony Lambert: Yeh i dont go much on her either. Cheers
Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
An amazing capture of this beautiful owl in flight. Well done. Your brother is pretty funny.
7 May 2008 2:00pm
@Marion: Thank you Marion, he tries bless him.:)
Peter Miller from Lichfield, United Kingdom
Caught just right and sharp too especially as the bird is travelling towards you. Owlovely it is
7 May 2008 2:37pm
@Peter Miller: Thanks very much Peter
yiannis krikis from thessaloniki, Greece
wow ... excellent catch - I like it a lot
7 May 2008 4:51pm
Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa
Lovely shot, the moment you've captured is just perfect
7 May 2008 7:31pm
@Graham Russon: Thank you Graham
Earnest from Oklahoma, United States
Very good capture... and amazingly long wings.
7 May 2008 8:20pm
@Sarah [ cupcake]: Cheers Sarah
@Michael: Thank you Michael
Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States
This is truly amazing; what perfect timing to get a shot like this of such a graceful bird in flight.
8 May 2008 1:03am
@Viewfinder: Thankyou very much
Roger Rempel from Winnipeg, Canada
One of the best shots I've seen here. Just fng brilliant!
8 May 2008 2:59am
@Roger Rempel: Thank you Roger
JoeB from Brampton, Canada
The timing was perfect, capturing the owl from wing to wing.
8 May 2008 3:34am
@JoeB: Thanks JoeB
pedro alexandre from loures, Portugal
eheh, nice timing, look at that fellow flying!!, i love these guys.
10 May 2008 9:59pm
Nini Pixel from Savigny (Suisse), Switzerland
Oh splendid picture...
Perfect timing...
12 May 2008 9:42am
Twelvebit from Victoria, United States
That's one confused owl. Not by chance an American, is he?
13 May 2008 4:42pm
@Twelvebit: Thanks for all of your comments 12bit.
Canon EOS 40D
1/1250 second
F/4.5
ISO 400
70 mm