ML517339271
Contributor
Anonymous Media from this contributor
Date
Location
stakeout Snowy Owl, Cypress (2022-2023)
Orange, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
Incredible bird and encounter. We had been driving around the neighborhoods in near darkness when we decided to make a third pass along the street when the bird flew directly over our car and landed on an adjacent roof. We were absolutely dumbfounded and scrambled for our cameras. The bird put on a show for hundreds of observers over the rest of the day. This was an absolutely unmistakable owl that was overall white with brownish mottling on the back, wings, breast, and top of the head. The eyes were bright yellow and glaring. The feet were fluffy and covered in thick white feathering. The bill was black and mostly obscured by dense facial feathering.
Technical information
- Model
- ILCE-6000
- Lens
- FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
- ISO
- 2000
- Focal length
- 600 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/8.0
- Shutter speed
- 1/320 sec
- Dimensions
- 4240 pixels x 2278 pixels
- Original file size
- 8.13 MB