Barn Owl On A Natural Perch
I had an enjoyable day yesterday while photographing birds with Mia and Brian Gatlin, a friend from northern Arizona. Since we shoot from my pickup I was the “designated driver” and wasn’t able to do much photography but we did see a lot of great birds and I enjoyed the conversation immensely (in spite of the good-natured but merciless teasing from Mia that I endured all day…) 1/1250, f/8, ISO 400, 500 f/4, natural light, not baited set up or called in Strange as it may seem, over the years I’ve had much more success getting Barn Owl shots I like while they’re in flight than I have while they’re perched because of their tendency to land on unattractive and unnatural perches like metal posts and signs. But this owl allowed us close while perched in a tree that didn’t have too many distracting branches in the setting. Good bird! Ron