BURROWING OWL
This little creature is about 7-10 inches tall. They stand outside their holes
and their heads go all around looking for preditors from the sky. This Owl looks
much bigger than it is. I’ve forgotten what I took this with but pretty sure it was
the Nikon 500mm F4 AF II lens..
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Burrowing_Owl_dtl.html
This is a Grackle (pretty sure about that ID ) . I got this with the Nikon D300 and
the Nikon 70-300VR lens. The bird was standing on a fence at a park. It
was shaking because it had gotten wet in the nearby lake.
This Great White Egret I got at the Venice Rookery in Venice, Florida. If you’ve never been
to the Venice Rookery you’re in for a great treat. The island is covered with birds and
with nests with chicks.
http://www.florida-tourism.net/florida-tourism-articles/venice-rookery.htm
You can learn lots about it in the link I’ve included.
6 Comments
June 16, 2008 at 2:28 pm
Nice shots Gaye, I really like the owl, what beautiful eyes they have !!
June 16, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Bernie, you’re so right about their eyes. They are huge compared to the rest of their bodies…Those eyes make photography even more fun!
August 22, 2008 at 9:40 pm
As I were looking at your blog, and one fantastic photo came after another, I didn´t know at wich one I should write my comment. My husband just passed me, and said “What a fantastic photo” when he saw the BURROWING OWL, so this one it will be. I can´t belive that you have just started taking photos some years ago…you are certainly a fast learner!
August 22, 2008 at 11:10 pm
Birgitte,
Thank you very much for the nice compliment on my pictures. I went to your blog and I’ll visit it often.
October 31, 2008 at 3:51 am
Oh my gosh. I love that egret shot. And I plan on visiting the rookery as soon as I can, I’ve heard nothing but good about it.
October 31, 2008 at 9:24 pm
Thanks, Al. You’ll enjoy the rookery and hope you can get there when the chicks are young. That’s fun for me.