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While owling in the middle of the night during an organized bird survey on Cape Cod, a few friends and I carefully counted 16 Eastern Screech Owls in our designated area, including this great looking red morph bird. Documenting these birds at night by anything other sound recording is extremely difficult, as photographing them involves a carefully placed flashlight and a slow shutter speed. Also, although photographing them can be fun, light must be used with caution, to prevent majorly stressing out the owl. If you need to document them, do so fast, and shut your light off as soon as you can. At only six to nine inches long, the Eastern Screech Owl is still a force to be reckoned with. They are songbird eating specialists, with the ability to hunt birds as large as Blue Jays in the dead of night. They are absolutely silent flyers, so when/if their prey notices their presence, it's usually far too late. Despite the fact that most people have never actually seen a Screech Owl in the wild, they are extraordinarily abundant.

Barnstable, Massachusetts

December 27, 2011
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*swashbuckler Dec 6, 2012
Just amazing (there I go again, darn small vocabulary) - great photography!
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*Dieffi Jan 14, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
i have featured this wonderful shot in my OWL-collection![link]

I hope you will agree and enjoy!:iconowlplz:
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~Emeowrald Dec 30, 2011
Owl: "Are you looking at me?"
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*crazygardener Dec 30, 2011
WOW!! Excellent capture!!!
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~artistlisahamilton Dec 29, 2011  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
A beautiful shot! Good work:)
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*inObrAS Dec 28, 2011
:thumbsup::nod:
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~glassreflections Dec 28, 2011  Hobbyist Photographer
Wonderful shot!
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Mood: Wow! *natureguy Dec 28, 2011  Hobbyist Photographer
Beautiful shot Ryan!

I have one of these living in the wood lot near my house... only time I spotted it was at night and WAY up in the tree tops.I love the whistling call they make.

insta fave!
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