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Little Owl in a pear tree
jafritten

Little Owl in a pear tree (Athene noctua)

I spotted this one the other day when I glassed a couple of pear and apple trees in a meadow orchard. I went back a couple of days later and found him again.
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Habitat
Meadow orchard on the edge of a small village
Location
West Germany, Rhineland
Date taken
April 2021
Scientific name
Athene noctua
Equipment used
Nikon
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/3200th, f5.6 ISO 400
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A wonderfully posed and detailed portrait of this handsome owl.
 
delia todd
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That's such a lovely find for you jafritten. These birds don't live in Scotland sadly.

Many thanks for showing us this terrific picture.
 
jafritten
delia todd said:
That's such a lovely find for you jafritten. These birds don't live in Scotland sadly.

Many thanks for showing us this terrific picture.
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Thank you, Delia. There may be no little owls in Scotland. But it's such a great place for nature and wildlife. Kind regards
 

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Category
Britain & Europe
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jafritten
Date added
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588
Comment count
10

Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D500
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/3200 second(s)
ISO
400
Filename
NO2_9557_insta.jpg
File size
525.6 KB
Date taken
Sat, 24 April 2021 11:35 AM
Dimensions
1080px x 1080px

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