RE: PESO: Orphaned Baby Great Horned Owl
From: Liz Masoner It's not a cormorant but I was happy to get a chance to photograph a baby great horned owl at the local wildlife center today. He'll be with the center until about August when he's old enough to fend for himself. http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/2011/04/06/i-love-the-shot/ I wonder why it's so late developing? Around here (North Carolina) it's just about time for the chicks to have fledged and mama would have kicked them out of the nest (admittedly based on a limited amount of experience watching nests). I'd have guessed down south where you are their development would be a little further along. That one looks like it's only a week or so from having its full flight feathers and being able to forage for itself. -- 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.
Re: PESO: Orphaned Baby Great Horned Owl
Thanks Jostein! That's a great way to look at it. On 4/7/11 11:11 AM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: Lovely bird portrait, Liz. In my opinion, a shot like this taken in the wild is always ethically dubious, in contrast to one shot under controlled conditions like you have done. If shot in the wild, the burden of evidence is always on the photographer to convince the audience that no harm came to the animal. Including imprinting. Throw that back to the purists and see how they handle it. :-) Jostein 2011/4/7 Liz Masoner lizmaso...@bellsouth.net: It's not a cormorant but I was happy to get a chance to photograph a baby great horned owl at the local wildlife center today. He'll be with the center until about August when he's old enough to fend for himself. http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/2011/04/06/i-love-the-shot/ ~Liz http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/ http://thornsnclaws.wordpress.com/ http://photography.about.com -- 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. -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- 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.
Re: PESO: Orphaned Baby Great Horned Owl
Owls can have several broods over the course of a year. GHO stay in the nest for about 6 weeks before they reach the brancher stage this one was found at. Another couple weeks and he should be flying ok within the outdoor enclosure but in the wild both parents would continue to feed him for several months until he is developed enough to completely fend for himself. Raptors almost always have long growth and care cycles when compared with other birds. Owls do vary widely in how long the young are fed after they start flying though. I believe the Barn Owl only feeds them about a month once the young start flying before they start the next nesting cycle. But the Barn Owl young stay in the nest for 60 days before they even start flying. ~Liz On 4/9/11 6:28 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: Liz Masoner It's not a cormorant but I was happy to get a chance to photograph a baby great horned owl at the local wildlife center today. He'll be with the center until about August when he's old enough to fend for himself. http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/2011/04/06/i-love-the-shot/ I wonder why it's so late developing? Around here (North Carolina) it's just about time for the chicks to have fledged and mama would have kicked them out of the nest (admittedly based on a limited amount of experience watching nests). I'd have guessed down south where you are their development would be a little further along. That one looks like it's only a week or so from having its full flight feathers and being able to forage for itself. -- 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.
Re: PESO: Orphaned Baby Great Horned Owl
Thanks all! It was a great opportunity. With baby raptors they can only briefly be exposed to humans without ghost suits (head to toe cloth covering - usually white) or you run the risk of them imprinting on humans. Which sounds really cool until you realize that an owl or hawk defending it's territory from a human or trying to convince a human to build a nest wouldn't be a good thing. Even to take the 3 exposures I had time for with this baby we couldn't talk when we were in the area so that he wouldn't get used to human voices. On the yellow cast, yeah, it's a touch on that side of the spectrum but it looks more like the coloring would in the woods that way. I'll try it the other way and print them to compare but I'll probably leave it as is this time. :) ~Liz On 4/6/11 8:08 PM, Liz Masoner lizmaso...@bellsouth.net wrote: It's not a cormorant but I was happy to get a chance to photograph a baby great horned owl at the local wildlife center today. He'll be with the center until about August when he's old enough to fend for himself. http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/2011/04/06/i-love-the-shot/ ~Liz http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/ http://thornsnclaws.wordpress.com/ http://photography.about.com -- 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.
Re: PESO: Orphaned Baby Great Horned Owl
That is a very cute bird, and you captured it perfectly! -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 9:08 PM, Liz Masoner lizmaso...@bellsouth.net wrote: It's not a cormorant but I was happy to get a chance to photograph a baby great horned owl at the local wildlife center today. He'll be with the center until about August when he's old enough to fend for himself. http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/2011/04/06/i-love-the-shot/ ~Liz http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/ http://thornsnclaws.wordpress.com/ http://photography.about.com -- 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. -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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.
Re: PESO: Orphaned Baby Great Horned Owl
His or her's eyes and face really tell a story. Dave On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 9:08 PM, Liz Masoner lizmaso...@bellsouth.net wrote: It's not a cormorant but I was happy to get a chance to photograph a baby great horned owl at the local wildlife center today. He'll be with the center until about August when he's old enough to fend for himself. http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/2011/04/06/i-love-the-shot/ ~Liz http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/ http://thornsnclaws.wordpress.com/ http://photography.about.com -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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.
Re: PESO: Orphaned Baby Great Horned Owl
Lovely bird portrait, Liz. In my opinion, a shot like this taken in the wild is always ethically dubious, in contrast to one shot under controlled conditions like you have done. If shot in the wild, the burden of evidence is always on the photographer to convince the audience that no harm came to the animal. Including imprinting. Throw that back to the purists and see how they handle it. :-) Jostein 2011/4/7 Liz Masoner lizmaso...@bellsouth.net: It's not a cormorant but I was happy to get a chance to photograph a baby great horned owl at the local wildlife center today. He'll be with the center until about August when he's old enough to fend for himself. http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/2011/04/06/i-love-the-shot/ ~Liz http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/ http://thornsnclaws.wordpress.com/ http://photography.about.com -- 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. -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- 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.
Re: PESO: Orphaned Baby Great Horned Owl
AlunFoto wrote: Lovely bird portrait, Liz. In my opinion, a shot like this taken in the wild is always ethically dubious, in contrast to one shot under controlled conditions like you have done. If shot in the wild, the burden of evidence is always on the photographer to convince the audience that no harm came to the animal. Including imprinting. Throw that back to the purists and see how they handle it. :-) Jostein Glad you pointed that out, too -- I wholeheartedly agree. ann 2011/4/7 Liz Masoner lizmaso...@bellsouth.net: It's not a cormorant but I was happy to get a chance to photograph a baby great horned owl at the local wildlife center today. He'll be with the center until about August when he's old enough to fend for himself. http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/2011/04/06/i-love-the-shot/ ~Liz http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/ http://thornsnclaws.wordpress.com/ http://photography.about.com -- 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. -- 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.
Re: PESO: Orphaned Baby Great Horned Owl
On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 9:08 PM, Liz Masoner lizmaso...@bellsouth.net wrote: It's not a cormorant but I was happy to get a chance to photograph a baby great horned owl at the local wildlife center today. He'll be with the center until about August when he's old enough to fend for himself. http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/2011/04/06/i-love-the-shot/ Wonderful!! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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.
Re: PESO: Orphaned Baby Great Horned Owl
On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 12:11 PM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: Lovely bird portrait, Liz. In my opinion, a shot like this taken in the wild is always ethically dubious, in contrast to one shot under controlled conditions like you have done. If shot in the wild, the burden of evidence is always on the photographer to convince the audience that no harm came to the animal. Including imprinting. That is one thing i like about the nature preserve at GFM, the fences, for the most part, are quite a ways away, and you can still get decent in the wild looking photos. Except for the bears wearing I LOVE TOURISTS T SHIRTS. Dave Throw that back to the purists and see how they handle it. :-) Jostein 2011/4/7 Liz Masoner lizmaso...@bellsouth.net: It's not a cormorant but I was happy to get a chance to photograph a baby great horned owl at the local wildlife center today. He'll be with the center until about August when he's old enough to fend for himself. http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/2011/04/06/i-love-the-shot/ ~Liz http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/ http://thornsnclaws.wordpress.com/ http://photography.about.com -- 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. -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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.
Re: PESO: Orphaned Baby Great Horned Owl
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Orphaned Baby Great Horned Owl On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 12:11 PM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: Lovely bird portrait, Liz. In my opinion, a shot like this taken in the wild is always ethically dubious, in contrast to one shot under controlled conditions like you have done. If shot in the wild, the burden of evidence is always on the photographer to convince the audience that no harm came to the animal. Including imprinting. That is one thing i like about the nature preserve at GFM, the fences, for the most part, are quite a ways away, and you can still get decent in the wild looking photos. Except for the bears wearing I LOVE TOURISTS T SHIRTS. Except for the Cougar pen ! Dave Throw that back to the purists and see how they handle it. :-) Jostein 2011/4/7 Liz Masoner lizmaso...@bellsouth.net: It's not a cormorant but I was happy to get a chance to photograph a baby great horned owl at the local wildlife center today. He'll be with the center until about August when he's old enough to fend for himself. http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/2011/04/06/i-love-the-shot/ ~Liz http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/ http://thornsnclaws.wordpress.com/ http://photography.about.com -- 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.
Re: PESO: Orphaned Baby Great Horned Owl
Very nice, Liz. You're right to be happy with the picture. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 11:11 AM Subject: Re: PESO: Orphaned Baby Great Horned Owl Lovely bird portrait, Liz. In my opinion, a shot like this taken in the wild is always ethically dubious, in contrast to one shot under controlled conditions like you have done. If shot in the wild, the burden of evidence is always on the photographer to convince the audience that no harm came to the animal. Including imprinting. Throw that back to the purists and see how they handle it. :-) Jostein 2011/4/7 Liz Masoner lizmaso...@bellsouth.net: It's not a cormorant but I was happy to get a chance to photograph a baby great horned owl at the local wildlife center today. He'll be with the center until about August when he's old enough to fend for himself. http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/2011/04/06/i-love-the-shot/ ~Liz http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/ http://thornsnclaws.wordpress.com/ http://photography.about.com -- 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. -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- 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. -- 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.
PESO: Orphaned Baby Great Horned Owl
It's not a cormorant but I was happy to get a chance to photograph a baby great horned owl at the local wildlife center today. He'll be with the center until about August when he's old enough to fend for himself. http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/2011/04/06/i-love-the-shot/ ~Liz http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/ http://thornsnclaws.wordpress.com/ http://photography.about.com -- 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.
RE: PESO: Orphaned Baby Great Horned Owl
Oh I really like that capture... Poor thing doesn't look like he/she is too happy about having their photo taken :) The adult photos I have gotten so far of owls they tend to hide from me. -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Liz Masoner Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 8:08 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Orphaned Baby Great Horned Owl It's not a cormorant but I was happy to get a chance to photograph a baby great horned owl at the local wildlife center today. He'll be with the center until about August when he's old enough to fend for himself. http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/2011/04/06/i-love-the-shot/ ~Liz http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/ http://thornsnclaws.wordpress.com/ http://photography.about.com -- 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. -- 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.
Re: PESO: Orphaned Baby Great Horned Owl
Oh, wow! That is a wonderful shot! The talons on that little guy already look powerful enough to do some serious damage. Beautifully captured. -- Walt On 4/6/2011 8:08 PM, Liz Masoner wrote: It's not a cormorant but I was happy to get a chance to photograph a baby great horned owl at the local wildlife center today. He'll be with the center until about August when he's old enough to fend for himself. http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/2011/04/06/i-love-the-shot/ ~Liz http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/ http://thornsnclaws.wordpress.com/ http://photography.about.com -- 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.
Re: PESO: Orphaned Baby Great Horned Owl
oh LIz I love it too... I want to reach out and stroke his head (probably not adviseable) One nit -- maybe adjust the color just a bit... looks a tad too yellowish... might be my browser tho. soo adorable! ann Liz Masoner wrote: It's not a cormorant but I was happy to get a chance to photograph a baby great horned owl at the local wildlife center today. He'll be with the center until about August when he's old enough to fend for himself. http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/2011/04/06/i-love-the-shot/ ~Liz http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/ http://thornsnclaws.wordpress.com/ http://photography.about.com -- 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.
Re: PESO: Orphaned Baby Great Horned Owl
Liz, That's a very nice photo of a bird that's rare to see. Thanks for sharing. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 8:08 PM, Liz Masoner lizmaso...@bellsouth.net wrote: It's not a cormorant but I was happy to get a chance to photograph a baby great horned owl at the local wildlife center today. He'll be with the center until about August when he's old enough to fend for himself. http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/2011/04/06/i-love-the-shot/ ~Liz http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/ http://thornsnclaws.wordpress.com/ http://photography.about.com -- 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. -- 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.
Re: PESO: Orphaned Baby Great Horned Owl
The eyes are amazing. Very Nice. On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 10:07 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Liz, That's a very nice photo of a bird that's rare to see. Thanks for sharing. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 8:08 PM, Liz Masoner lizmaso...@bellsouth.net wrote: It's not a cormorant but I was happy to get a chance to photograph a baby great horned owl at the local wildlife center today. He'll be with the center until about August when he's old enough to fend for himself. http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/2011/04/06/i-love-the-shot/ ~Liz http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/ http://thornsnclaws.wordpress.com/ http://photography.about.com -- 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. -- 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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.
Re: PESO: Orphaned Baby Great Horned Owl
Great shot. Those eyes are haunting. Well done. Paul On Apr 6, 2011, at 9:08 PM, Liz Masoner wrote: It's not a cormorant but I was happy to get a chance to photograph a baby great horned owl at the local wildlife center today. He'll be with the center until about August when he's old enough to fend for himself. http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/2011/04/06/i-love-the-shot/ ~Liz http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/ http://thornsnclaws.wordpress.com/ http://photography.about.com -- 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. -- 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.
