Picture Of The Week 02-05-07

Eastern Screech Owl (Red Morph)
(Megascops asio)

Where: Glen Allen, VA Notes: I have always had a fascination with birds of prey and jumped at the chance to photograph this lovely six inch tall owl with only a twenty inch wing-span. This captive bird was originally evaluated and treated for head trauma, vision and wing damage from being hit by a car at The ARK (Animal Rehabilitator Klub - www.welcome.to/arkva) here in the Richmond-Metro area. Due to the extent of its injuries it had to be permanently adopted by a Federal or State licensed "rehabber", in this case Kim Harrell. This bird and several others are regularly employed for educational purposes. Each year many birds are injured (or killed) by motor vehicle collisions, because when trash is thrown from a car window. This litter attracts small rodents and scavengers to the road side, and thus attracts raptors and other predators to the road as well. Please, help keep our roads litter free.

Equipment: Canon EOS D20 • Canon 100-400mm Zoom L Series Lens • Manfroto Tripod

Exposure: Shutter Speed = 1/320 second • Aperture = f 5.6 • Exposure Mode = Aperture Priority • Lens (Focal) Length = 150 mm • ISO = 100 • Aprox. Camera Distance = ~6 Feet • Date Shot: 01-27-07

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