Great shots, Mark! Bravo!! --- Mark Bohrer <lurchl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > With all the excitement over burrowing owls at > Shoreline lately, I had to > seek 'em out for myself. > > Last Friday morning after shooting interiors and > exteriors at Kannon Do Zen > Center, I parked by Shoreline's temporary golf shop > and walked across the > pavement to the nearby trail. I was so focused on > walking the 100 paces > down that trail to find the hill I thought was ahead > of me, I didn't see > the low dirt mound to my left until I'd walked past > it. > > Then I scanned around, and there they were. Those > little guys always look > like refugees from the Saturday morning cartoons. > The entire family tumbled > around the mound, maybe 8 birds - it was like a > morning owl picnic. > > I picked out one adult with its barred breast, > swivelling its head > occasionally to keep an eye on juvenile antics and > possible predators. It > stood in one spot, ignoring all the plain-breasted > youngsters' activity. > http://tinyurl.com/aktqt > > An old signpost in front of the mound was one young > owl's favorite. He > stretched his wings in his best Marilyn Monroe > imitation when he wasn't > casting suspicious looks on bicyclists and runners. > http://tinyurl.com/a2mxg > > Some of the little ones decided two pairs of eyes > were better than one to > watch the silly photographer moving to get the best > background blur. > http://tinyurl.com/8y6bo > > Finally, the guy on the signpost got bored with the > whole thing and yawned > hugely. http://tinyurl.com/9j8dy > > Constant skywatching can help you survive. A > northern harrier swooped in > for a snack, but the owls all disappeared down their > burrows first. The > frustrated harrier flew off, and the owl show was > over. > > **************************************************************** > --> See more owl images at http://tinyurl.com/c4jno. > <-- > **************************************************************** > > > Mark Bohrer > Mountain and Desert Photography > www.mountain-and-desert.com > Subscribe to my free newsletter for wildlife photo > tips and print discounts. > > > ========================================================= > To Unsubscribe: Send email to > leica-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in > the Subject field. The acknowledgment that you then > receive MUST be replied to per instructions. You may > also log in to the Web interface to unsubscribe. > Bob Adler Palo Alto, CA http://www.raflexions.com ========================================================= To Unsubscribe: Send email to leica-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. The acknowledgment that you then receive MUST be replied to per instructions. You may also log in to the Web interface to unsubscribe.