ML72787521

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

This owl was perched on a 2" diam. blue PVC pipe about 10 feet off to the south side of the main trail leading back to Dabbler's Marsh (right about where the chain link fence ends), about 200' before you reach the first wooden bridge. It was there when I first arrived about 2:15pm and didn't leave that spot until 6:30pm. I watched it change positions (facing different directions occasionally) during the 30 or 45 min. I observed the bird. Numbers of people walked by within as close as 8 or 10 feet, none of which seemed to bother or upset the owl in any way. Never once did I notice it acting irritated or alarmed. I was standing about 20' back from it's perch at 6:30PM when it finally flew off its perch and disappeared silently into the darkness. I was hoping to get a flight shot, but it was so dark, a photo was out of the question.

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS 60D

ISO

400

Focal length

220 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire, auto

f-stop

f/5.0

Shutter speed

1/2000 sec

Dimensions

4930 pixels x 3314 pixels

Original file size

2.18 MB