One from last night: a great horned owl leaving its nest to hunt for the night. I had discovered it two weeks ago (at Catalina State Park, Arizona) and saw the direction it flew off at dusk. I lined myself up this time hoping it would go the same way, which it did. My longer telephoto is only f5.6 so I had to use my 70-200 f2.8 and crop in post. I knew I wouldn't be able to track it with autofocus in the low light so I prefocused in manual a few feet in front of the nest and rapid fired as it flew off, hoping it would be in focus in one image, which it was. Image was seriously underexposed as you can see, but I was able to process it to be visible yet keep the feeling of dusk/night.
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