Blinky, a Barred Owl by TomDart
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Description
This beautiful owl with a crossed beak is resting on the gloved hand of its caretaker while at a program presented a few days ago. I went for the facial portrait in the photo.
Blinky because of injury of some sort has a crossed beak and this must be trimmed ever so often. In the photo, triming is overdue and Blinky's beak was manicured that evening and now is normal as need be, no crossed bill.
Note the feathers and the softness. Primary wing feathers on these nocturnal birds are quite soft with "comb-like" or fimbriate (fringe-like) leading edges, assisting silent night flight. A hawk on the other hand is a day hunter and does not have the very soft feather edges.
BARRED OWL
Size: 43-50 cm (17-20 in)
Wingspan: 99-110 cm (39-43 in)
Weight: 470-1050 g (16.59-37.07 ounces)
Comments (20)
Beautiful shot :) ROBY
Gorgeous bird! And excellent capture!
superb tom!
Nice profile!!!!!!
What a beautiful profile of this cutie! Poor little thing. Well done!
WOW!!!Beautiful profile..Jen
Gorgeous photography. :)))) Thank you for sharing the beauty of this owl. :))) I haven't been able to get a capture of an owl yet. Carry A Smile In Your Heart. :))))
So sute - excellent shot!!!
Great profile capture and the detail around the eye is hard to improve upon.
What a spectacular shot, Tom! She's a gorgeous bird.
Excelent capture Tom. Realy like a side view and a "fluffy" fetahers creating a nice pattern in this color combination. Truly so nice to looking at this photo.
Stunning, great close up
Very Nice!
The first thing I noticed was the overlap on the beak. I had a bird that needed this sort of beak trimming and it was nerve jangling to do. Not hard but it bothered me to do it. Great profile and do you have a more full body shot? I have heard of the barred owl but I am not sure I've seen one yet although I know they must be around. Too many barn owls in my area maybe and I don't know if they are cohabitants in the same territories.
A most wonderful portrait!
Fantastic profile Tom!
Perfect focus spot on. Beautiful POV and colour and details very clear
Wonderful capture...
Superb portrait!!
Superb capture and details. A stunning profile shot. Bunny