Comments on: Barn Owl on Martha’s Vineyard http://ottgallerymv.com/lannymcdowellavianart/index.php/2010/01/barn-owl-on-marthas-vineyard/ Tales of the birding experience and finding the artistic and the spiritual in avian photography Mon, 16 May 2011 19:05:56 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: William Kramer http://ottgallerymv.com/lannymcdowellavianart/index.php/2010/01/barn-owl-on-marthas-vineyard/comment-page-1/#comment-1351 William Kramer Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:09:50 +0000 http://ottgallerymv.com/lannymcdowellavianart/?p=1428#comment-1351 Amazing, one of my top three birds I hope i am blessed with to see in my life. The feather detail is unreal, so amazing. Thanks for sharing this rare experience! Amazing, one of my top three birds I hope i am blessed with to see in my life. The feather detail is unreal, so amazing. Thanks for sharing this rare experience!

]]> By: Lanny McDowell http://ottgallerymv.com/lannymcdowellavianart/index.php/2010/01/barn-owl-on-marthas-vineyard/comment-page-1/#comment-1350 Lanny McDowell Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:03:05 +0000 http://ottgallerymv.com/lannymcdowellavianart/?p=1428#comment-1350 I did not. I was so captivated by the color and patterns. I really don't know if the feather structure difference would show up at this level of magnification, but I do know it would be great to have the lens and the lighting to see it. Is it fun having your Vineyard Birds II site up and running? Plug, plug: http://www.vineyardbirds2.com/ I see the blog is expanding. I did not. I was so captivated by the color and patterns. I really don’t know if the feather structure difference would show up at this level of magnification, but I do know it would be great to have the lens and the lighting to see it.

Is it fun having your Vineyard Birds II site up and running? Plug, plug:
http://www.vineyardbirds2.com/ I see the blog is expanding.

]]> By: Soo http://ottgallerymv.com/lannymcdowellavianart/index.php/2010/01/barn-owl-on-marthas-vineyard/comment-page-1/#comment-1349 Soo Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:22:40 +0000 http://ottgallerymv.com/lannymcdowellavianart/?p=1428#comment-1349 Incredible feather shots. Did you take photos of the leading edge of the Barn Owl's wings-the feature that give owls the ability for silent running? Incredible feather shots. Did you take photos of the leading edge of the Barn Owl’s wings-the feature that give owls the ability for silent running?

]]> By: Lanny McDowell http://ottgallerymv.com/lannymcdowellavianart/index.php/2010/01/barn-owl-on-marthas-vineyard/comment-page-1/#comment-1348 Lanny McDowell Sun, 24 Jan 2010 12:24:04 +0000 http://ottgallerymv.com/lannymcdowellavianart/?p=1428#comment-1348 I chose not to shoot photos of the face and underside because this bird had been lying in and under the snow for a few days and was far from perfect from below. One thing I did notice about the owl, though, was how big the beak is. Like most owls, I imagine, the facial feathering covers up most of the beak, so the impression is quite different from a hawk's face. It's a little odd, in that a Rough-legged Hawk, which like a Barn Owl eats almost exclusively small rodents, has a relatively dainty beak. Dainty, unless you are on the sharp end. I chose not to shoot photos of the face and underside because this bird had been lying in and under the snow for a few days and was far from perfect from below. One thing I did notice about the owl, though, was how big the beak is. Like most owls, I imagine, the facial feathering covers up most of the beak, so the impression is quite different from a hawk’s face. It’s a little odd, in that a Rough-legged Hawk, which like a Barn Owl eats almost exclusively small rodents, has a relatively dainty beak. Dainty, unless you are on the sharp end.

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