On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 03:49:25PM +0100, John Whittingham scripsit: > Taken at a recent falconry demonstration, can anyone identify the species of > owl? > > Pentax K20D DA*300/4 @ f/5.6, 1/2500 sec, ISO 640 > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9255715 > > Large: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9255715&size=lg
Long legs, dark eyes, and the broad facial disk, combined with the pale underparts and tawny-russet upper parts, indicate that that's a barn owl. Probably a male barn owl. One does not generally get to see that splendid and well-lit view of a flying barn owl! -- Graydon -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
