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Great Horned Owl showcases perfect flyby form

March 23, 2016 by Tony Leave a Comment

The bad news was that the male at the local owl nest was not willing to pose for pictures this day. The good news that more than made up for that was that he was willing to put on a bit of an airshow.

My friend has taken to calling this particular owl Houdini as he seems to have an almost magical ability to disappear at will. He has a talent for hiding and disappearing better than any other owl I have ever found. If he doesn’t want you to see him, you don’t.

This past Sunday he let us see him but wasn’t in a mood to sit still. Soon after finding him, much to my delight, he performed a picture perfect flyby in some gorgeous early morning light. It is pretty darned rare to get a capture like this so I am happy as heck. In fact, there were 10 images in the entire sequence of similar quality.  Scroll down to view them all.

A male Great Horned Owl keeps close watch while flying by. (© Tony’s Takes)
A male Great Horned Owl keeps close watch while flying by. (© Tony’s Takes)
Great Horned Owl flyby sequence - 1 of 10
Great Horned Owl flyby sequence - 1 of 10
Great Horned Owl flyby sequence - 2 of 10
Great Horned Owl flyby sequence - 2 of 10
Great Horned Owl flyby sequence - 3 of 10
Great Horned Owl flyby sequence - 3 of 10
Great Horned Owl flyby sequence - 4 of 10
Great Horned Owl flyby sequence - 4 of 10
Great Horned Owl flyby sequence - 5 of 10
Great Horned Owl flyby sequence - 5 of 10
Great Horned Owl flyby sequence - 6 of 10
Great Horned Owl flyby sequence - 6 of 10
Great Horned Owl flyby sequence - 7 of 10
Great Horned Owl flyby sequence - 7 of 10
Great Horned Owl flyby sequence - 8 of 10
Great Horned Owl flyby sequence - 8 of 10
Great Horned Owl flyby sequence - 9 of 10
Great Horned Owl flyby sequence - 9 of 10
Great Horned Owl flyby sequence - 10 of 10
Great Horned Owl flyby sequence - 10 of 10
The only decent sitting picture of dad - and he had a branch in the way
The only decent sitting picture of dad - and he had a branch in the way
Mama Great Horned Owl keeping the nest and eggs warm
Mama Great Horned Owl keeping the nest and eggs warm
Great Horned Owl flyby
Great Horned Owl flyby
Great Horned Owl flyby
Great Horned Owl flyby
Great Horned Owl flyby
Great Horned Owl flyby
Great Horned Owl flyby
Great Horned Owl flyby

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