Owl Photograph - Little Owl Flight by Morris Finkelstein

Little Owl Flight is a photograph by Morris Finkelstein which was uploaded on July 30th, 2020.

Little Owl Flight

The Little Owl (Althene noctua) is a small owl found in temperate and warm parts of Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and north Africa. It is colored... more

by Morris Finkelstein

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Title

Little Owl Flight

Artist

Morris Finkelstein

Medium

Photograph

Description

The Little Owl (Althene noctua) is a small owl found in temperate and warm parts of Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and north Africa. It is colored mostly brown with white spots and bars on its upper parts, and white with bold brown streaks on its under parts. It has a compact body and a short tail, frowning expression, white eyebrows, and large yellow eyes. It measures about 8.7 inches in length and about 6.3 ounces in weight. Preferred habitats include open countryside, stony semi-deserts, and agricultural lands. It is usually perched on an elevation, and feeds on prey such as amphibians, small mammals, reptiles, birds, and insects. It is considered as partly diurnal, perching in the open during the day, often in full view of humans. The male Little Owl is territorial, protecting its territory from intruding males, and remaining in one territory for life.

A mating pair of Little Owls was nesting in a rocky area in the Beit Arif Valley of Israel on 2-4-2019; Shlomo Waldman, an Israeli birding guide and photographer, brought me to this location to photograph the owls. I used a Nikon D850 camera body and a Nikon 500mm f/4.0 VR2 lens attached to a Nikon TC1.4, to capture this flight photograph. Settings: 1/3200 sec, f/7.1, ISO 400.

I am honored that my photograph was featured in the Fine Art America groups:
Nikon Full Frame Cameras, 8-2-2020
Poetic Poultry, 8-7-2020
Wildlife One-A-Day, 8-8-2020
FAA Portraits - Birds, 9-7-2020

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July 30th, 2020