Burrowing Owl, Athene cunicularia

Cape Coral, Florida, USA

     This image was taken earlier this week while visiting Cape Coral, Florida. Burrowing Owls are one of my favorite birds to photograph and Cape Coral has many different sites to shoot. This year I saw more active burrows than I have seen in many years. Cape Coral is growing rapidly, but hopefully these owls will continue maintain their population.

Nikon D800, Nikkor 500mm f/4, 1/1600 second @ f/9

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Burrowing Owl, Athene cunicularia:  Cape Coral, Florida

     It has been more than a month since I have published on my blog.  Work and travel are the main causes.  For the last ten days I have been in Florida, having a great time photographing birds.  I found this Burrowing Owl in Cape Coral, just before sunset a few days ago.  The owl and its mate were very cooperative.  This was one of many great times of the trip.  I will be posting images from the trip every couple of days for a few weeks, so please check back often.

Nikon D800, Nikkor 500mm f4, 1/500 second @ f/7.1

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Burrowing Owl:  Cape Coral, Florida