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<\/a><\/p>\nBARN OWL<\/p>\n
PEREGRINE FALCON<\/p>\n Back from the edge of extinction!!<\/p>\n EURASIAN EAGLE OWL<\/p>\n Very similar to our Great Horned Owl. Double click along the lower wing edge to see the feather serrations which act as “silencers”, making this a deadly bird of prey.<\/p>\n BARRED OWL<\/p>\n As if the day wasn’t good enough, later I bumped into good friend Langis who told me of his discovery of a Barred Owl. I have shot Barred Owls many times in the past but never in such gorgeous light or full exposure. Many thanks Langis!!!<\/p>\n Check out my video of the encounter here: http:\/\/youtu.be\/AQh4EGbiwqU<\/a><\/p>\n FEMALE BLACK SCOTER<\/p>\n Things just got better with the addition of a bird to my life list. Here is a first season female Black Scoter floating quietly on the Rideau River in central Ottawa. Normally they are beyond photographic range in the middle of the Ottawa River.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" No, not a basketball team!!\u00a0 Took time out to visit the photography show Exposure and availed myself of the opportunity to shoot three captive raptors. (Raptor: bird of prey that kills with its powerful claws) BARN OWL PEREGRINE FALCON Back … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n