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Taken 20-Feb-22


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Keywords:BIRDS, Burrowing Owl, Owls, animal, animal wildlife, bird, black, brown, dark, eyes, green, headlights, night, spotlight, wildlife
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Dimensions8256 x 5504
Original file size21.2 MB
Image typeJPEG
Color spacesRGB
Date taken20-Feb-22 18:57
Date modified20-Oct-22 14:35
Shooting Conditions

Camera makeNIKON CORPORATION
Camera modelNIKON Z 9
Focal length500 mm
Focal length (35mm)500 mm
Exposure1/13 at f/4
FlashNot fired
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeManual
Exposure prog.Manual
ISO speedISO 8000
Metering modePattern
Burrowing Owl at Night

Burrowing Owl at Night

At this very urban Florida Burrowing Owl burrow I got in the habit of staying well past sunset each time I spent an evening with them. They become so active at night and if I was in a less urban area it would be far too dark to photograph them. Due to all the lights around this location if I push my settings I can photograph them in the dark. For this image a light in the park lit up the grass in the background which gave me a nice green spotlight of bokeh. I lined up this shot to capture a silhouette of the owl in front of those grasses when a car drove by and the headlights lit the bird up the way you see here whcih was a lovely surprise. this beautiful female which had the crazy cool marbled eyes moved on me last second and made my composition weird but I liked the lighting enough to ignore that.