Too much lens?? Post 2

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I was totally unprepared for this guy to turn 180 degrees and fly straight at me. I was standing on my lawn out in the open with the D500/500PF on a tripod watching this owl fly back and forth between two bird boxes. This was the closer of the two with the other 20 metres away and slightly to my right. I though I was in a perfect position for some quartering flight shots. Some plan eh???
 
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Well in the first place, I'm jealous that you have Great-gray Owls in your yard!! Really nice shots, they're sharp and to my eye you don't need the whole bird
in the shot. I'd be tempted to see if I could clone out the nest box???? Looks like it might be doable. Of course, if you have multiple opportunities, you could
just wait until he flew where you wanted him, but if it were my only chance, I'd see if I could lose the nest box. :)
 
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I agree, the nest box is very intrusive but I'm not sure I have the skill to remove it. I am planning to try though. It's likely to be an on going problem for me, the boxes are what the owl is attracted to as hunting perches. I'm going to try toning them down with dark wood stain. That might reduce their impact a little.
 
I used to always use rough cut redwood and in a year they would turn gray and look better each year. This year I made a few out of pine boards I had leftover and just not the same.
I would be extremely happy to see a Great Gray Owl on any one of my nest boxes. I like these closeup shots.
 
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