1201_1319 Snowy Owl - a photo on Flickriver

            A Snowy Owl takes flight from a fence post near Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan. I made this shot from my car. Birds will often fly away the moment I stop or even slow down, but in some cases I can "convince" my subject to accept the car - and this was such a moment. After relocating twice to different fence posts, this owl ignored my presence, allowing me to sit at the edge of the road, with the motor off, and observe for extended periods (five minutes or more). Subsequent location changes appeared to be part of its rodent scanning behaviour. At times it would grow suddenly alert, body rising up and neck stretching, intently focused on something in the grass... and then it would relax. I was hoping it would get lucky and catch a mouse or vole - which might have been lucky for me, too - but that did not happen. Eventually a rival Snowy Owl flapped across the field and my subject immediately flew away. Thus ended the encounter.

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© James R. Page - all rights reserved.

Taken in: Canada / Saskatchewan (show map)

Taken on: January 23, 2012

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Camera: Nikon D300, f/5.6, 1/1600 sec, 300mm (=450mm), ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D300
Lens:	300.0 mm f/4.0
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1600)
Focal Length:	300mm (35mm equivalent: 450mm)
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS4 Macintosh
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