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Great Grey Owl by John Booth

Great Grey Owl by John Booth

Monday, 10th November 2008

Great Grey Owl
by John Booth
Great Grey owl hunting on a misty autumn morning
Equipment: Nikon D300
John Booth
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Great Grey Owl by John Booth was Photo of the Day on Monday, November 10th, 2008. It is tagged Birds, Flight, Owls. You can leave a comment, or trackback from your own site.

27 Comments

  1. Ariel Ariel Says:

    This shot is a hoot!

    What a look from that owl, and a wonderful background to boot.

  2. Anurag Anurag Says:

    Those yellow eyes are really fiery!
    Ideal shutter speed.

  3. Cheri Says:

    Unbelievable–this is an absolutely spectacular shot! I am so glad you were in the right place in the right time and had amazing reflexes! This is a magnificent creature and I am in AWE! Thank you!

  4. Su Says:

    Were you up a tree to get this fabulous shot? Really super. congrats

  5. Graham Nobles Graham Nobles Says:

    Eye perfect !

  6. Pauline Jones Pauline Jones Says:

    Wow this is a brilliant shot; how did you do it?

  7. David Lazar David Lazar Says:

    Reminds me of the Goose shot a few days ago – a great mid flight pose youve captured.

  8. Keith C Towers Says:

    Awesome shot.

  9. Malta Photography Malta Photography Says:

    great shot and even the fact that the wings are blurred gives more essence to the picture. Very nice shot indeed.

  10. Jeannie Armstrong Jeannie Armstrong Says:

    Exquisitely designed, beautifully captured.

  11. Thomas Vignaud Says:

    rhooooooooo
    20/20

  12. planet lover Says:

    Another great animal shot. Looks like it carries the light in its eyes, like headlights. Beautiful plumage. Congratulations!

  13. Marie Dunphy Harding Says:

    The shape of his face looks like sawed off tree … except for those great eyes!
    A super shot!

  14. mark Says:

    The face is super sharp. Terrific

  15. LR Bullock Says:

    Very cool.

  16. Dennis Says:

    Amazing capture! Great shot.

  17. Charlena Charlena Says:

    this is amazing

  18. Katherine Lee Strassburg Says:

    This is a bird I don’t have on my life list. Where and when was the photo taken? It’s an amazing bird and a wonderful photo–thanks!

  19. Hargobind Singh Shan Says:

    Great Shot.With A good Amount of exposure and depth..Thanks

  20. Laurie Laurie Says:

    What a funny face!
    It looks like he had a head-on collision!

    But seriously, it is a “great” shot.

  21. Khalid Says:

    beautiful shot, it looks like like he had been steeling something and ran a way….
    keep it up

  22. JP Says:

    This picture is awesome!

  23. Su Su Says:

    This shot never ceases to amaze me!

  24. Rajib Singha Says:

    Great shot!

  25. Renee Renee Says:

    One word AMAZING!! :)

  26. paul whitton paul whitton Says:

    he looks so surprized! LOL almost humanlike expression! like he wants to say! “what do you think your doing”!

  27. Branko Says:

    Amazing shot! Almost unbelievable!

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