Otus kennicottii. Education Raptor from Hawks Aloft seen at the World Wetlands Day celebrations at Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park. Yes, you can use the on-camera flash with the Sigma 150-500.
This was the tamest owl I have ever seen. Even after I found him with the flash light,he just sat there and let me get extremely close,up to 4 feet away, and he wasn't going anywhere. After I left he proceeded to serenade my camp for the rest of the night until dawn,with an occasional Elf Owl chiming in just for variety,and some Coyotes Howling too a couple times.The nights in the desert are awesome!
There was a report last week of a Snowy Owl out at the Great Salt Lake,so I have been spending as much time as possible out patrolling the shores and marshes around the lake,hoping to spot a Snowy. This guy is compensation for my efforts,and confirmation my eyes are keen and my technique is sound. Its a big amount of land to cover,and most of it is inaccessible or off limits, but eventual a Snowy is bound to show up somewhere this winter. I hope I get as good of view of one as I did of this guy.
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