My backyard has two pine trees that stand high above others in the area. Because of its height, it provides a great view for avian predators on the hunt, such as bald eagles, hawks, owls and an occasional great blue heron. Early in the evening the other day, I kept hearing a “who-who” nearby so I grabbed my camera and went out to investigate. It took a few moments to find him, but there he was, high above me, staring down at me … a Great Horned Owl! And he wasn’t alone. There were two of them. I took a bunch of photos hoping for some decent shots since the light was fading and they could fly away at any moment. But it provided me an image for this week’s theme “View From Below”. Hope you enjoy!
Reena Walkling 
Very nice! Love the processing!
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Thank you!
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Lovely photo! I love how you captured his intense expression and also your choice of vignette. Well done!
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He was funny! Staring me down as I walked around under him. His/her partner just ignored me … I guess he was on lookout.
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Great shot! I’m glad he let you know he was there!
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Thanks Barbara! There’s hawks crying outside right now but you can bet by the time I get outside, they will be gone!
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Very nice capture, I love everything about this! I heard one in the other night too, but wasn’t so lucky. It took off before I could get in a good position to get a shot of it.
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Thanks Carolyn. And that’s always the challenge … getting there before they take off!
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Love love love! Very cool edit, my friend. God – I wish I was there.
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I wish you were here too … oh the adventures we could go on!
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I have yet to see an Owl here in Florida…very nice!
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Its a great image of an owl and wonderful processing.
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Beautiful picture, Reena! One of the best bird shots I’ve seen in a while! The vignette is a very nice touch, as well.
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well captured .. as always!
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Wow. Great photo! Wonderful detail and perfect focus. I need to keep my eyes open here in LWR.
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Lucky you to have such a great tree!
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