Great Horned Owl

Hello, everyone! Sorry this took so long to get up, but I had a bunch of pictures I wanted to show you and therefore had to edit. So, this week I'm posting pictures of a Great Horned Owl.

I really enjoyed taking pictures of this owl for two main reason. One is their looks, especially their eyes. I actually did a color splash effect on the above picture, leaving just the owl's eyes in color.

 

The other reason is that Great Horned Owls seem to have expressions. You look at them and you can't help but think that they've got to be thinking something. Take this picture for example:

Doesn't he look like he's saying something? Maybe "And that's how you're supposed to do it!", or something else to that effect. 

Partway through the photo session, this owl decided he wanted to try and take off.

Being tethered, he couldn't get anywhere. However, he did grab onto the keeper's glove and just wouldn't let go.

Just look at those talons! I definitely would not want to be some small animal caught by that owl. (And yes, in case you were wondering, I really like the color splash effect.)

 

And that concludes my Great Horned Owl post! Thanks for reading, and I hope you liked my pictures!

-Sarah

Eastern Screech Owls

Last Saturday, at a photo expo, I got the opportunity to photograph some raptors courtesy of the Raptor Conservatory of Virginia. I'll be posting the pictures I took over the next few weeks, focusing on one type of bird each week. This week it's the Eastern Screech Owl, my current favorite type of owl. I think you can see why from this picture:

They're cuter in real life, mostly because they're so tiny. They also seem very expressive in many ways. I had a lot of fun taking pictures of them. Here are some other pictures I took:

 

Hope you like my pictures! Thanks for reading!
-Sarah

Yet Another Raptor Picture . . .

Hello, everyone! I'm back, with yet another raptor photo!

This is a picture of a Gyrofalcon, which was, as you can probably guess, taken at the same time as all the other raptor photos I've posted. What do you think of it? I'd love to know!

-Sarah

Red Tailed Hawk in Black and White

Hello, everyone! I'm back once more with another hawk picture! Yes, I probably do need to find something new to post pictures of . . .

This picture was taken at the same time as my other two hawk pictures. I guess the post title basically says it all. What do you think of it? I'd love to know!
-Sarah

Hello, everyone! I'm back, with more of my photography!

Red Tailed Hawk

This is a picture of a Red Tailed Hawk. It was taken last Septemeber, at the Claudemoore Photo Expo. Although I entered it in another photo expo, it didn't make it. What do you think of it? Please comment and let me know!

-Sarah