Barn Owl

Hello, hello dear Isa!!!! thank you!!!!! They are magnificent creatures, aren’t they???

Hiiii Trena!!!! Thank you, darlin’!!!

thanks, Kathy … the textures really rescued this one. I love it … loved his face, but without what the textures added (and hid!) I’d never have posted it.

Hi Cheryl!!! Thank you!!! We used to see them here in the wild frequently before the houses on either side of us were built. They’re still around though … often at night when I take the dogs out the owls and I have “conversations”!!! Whooooooo whooo whooo whoooo whooooo

Hi Ann … thank you so much for stopping by and for your lovely note!!! i appreciate it!!!

thank you, thank you sooo much!!!! And thank you too for helping these darling creatures. We’re sort of out in the country here and as such, we see our share of rodents, etc. No poisons here … when necessary, we get the job done the old fashioned way!!!! I hate to think of these magnificent guys being harmed in any way!!!!

thank you so much, Andrei!!!

Yuri, thank you so much!!! The textures really saved this one from the toss-pile. But you know how it is, you believe in the “bones” of a shot and you’ll do whatever it takes to get it to where you know in your heart it should be.

Anne … thank you .. you know how much I love your work!!!! I’m honored!!!!!!

Steve!!!! Thank you!!!

thank you so much!!!! Don’t you just love that heart shape face thing these guys have??? I thought this view was a little different, but still fun. So glad you enjoyed it!!!

Ahhh Sandra … thank you!!!! God bless textures!!!! Honestly, this one was taken thru chicken wire, lol!!!! AWFUL!!! But I loved him so much and just had to figure a way to save the shot. Soooo glad you liked it!!!! Hugzzz!!!!

Thanks so much Franklin!!! We have them right in our back yard … we back up to dedicated parkland … but haven’t seen them in the daylight in years. I can hear them and “talk” to them at night tho … many times we’ve had wonderful conversations!! They ask a lot of questions tho … “Whooooo??? Whooo?? Whooo?? Whooo??” LOL!!!

Thank you so much, Roy!!! When we first moved out here we had fields all around our house and I’d frequently see these darlings … with an amazing wing span … cruising around in daylight. Never sunny days, tho … usually overcast, darkish. A beautiful sight!!! They’re still around, tho, I can hear them and talk to them at nights!!!

Thank you so much, Irene … they do have incredibly distinctive faces!!!!!

Thank you, Kathy!!!! Yes, they truly are!!!!

thank you, Val!!!!!! Huggiezzz!!!

AHHHH!!! Oh, Jesika!!!!!!!! NOOOO!!!! Oh, I swear I’d have chained myself to the tree … bless you … that must have been utterly heartbreaking!!!!!! What are people thinking when they do things like that!!!!!!

thank you so very much!!!!! I’d have preferred a straight shot but … under the conditions I was shooting, it was not to be. It was either tinker or dump, lol!!!!!!

thank you so much, sweetie!!!!!!

Hi hi Phil!!!!! thank you so much!!!! So happy you enjoyed this one!!!

Thank you so much, sweetie!!!!!

Hello, hello Anthony!!!!!! Thank you so much!!! I appreciate your visit and lovely note!!!

Hey Ric!!! Thank you so much!!!! Honestly, you know how much the right texture can add (and in some cases, correct, lol)... in this case, if it weren’t for the texture, I never would have been able to post this one!!!

Hello Vanessa!!!! thank you so much!!!!

Thank you so much, Tom!!!!!

thank you, BigD!!!!!!! I’m so happy you enjoyed my little buddy!!!

Ahh, Bill … thank you sweetie!!!

thank you so much, Angie!!!!!

thanks Tenia, darling!!!!! This sweetheart was in a cage but wasn’t the slightest bit worried about little me standing there snapping away!! Of course, I talked owl-speak to her the whole time I was shooting!!!!

thank you so much, Luca!!!

Ahh, Linda, you honor me!!!!! Thank you!!!! I have a shot of a sleeping owl from the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in my portfolio here, somewhere, but the angle of the light was all wrong, plus I was shooting thru plexiglass. But .. that’s what they make Photoshop for, lol!!!!! Have you posted any of your owl shots???

Kate, thank you so much … your comments always make me smile!!! YAY!!!

Hi Chuck!!!!! Thank you so much!!!!! Glad you enjoyed the info … I always get a kick out of reading a bit about the subject too … so happy I’m not boring everyone to pieces, lol!!!!

Lyn thanks so much, sweetie!!!! Owls just do have the most amazing faces, don’t they???

Thanks so so much, sweetie!!!!

Sean thank you so very much!!!!! Owls have always intrigued me!!!!

thank you, Anna, for your lovely note and for the fave!!!! I appreciate it very much!!!

Ash, thank you so very much!!!! They do have the most expressive faces, don’t they!!!!

thank you again!!!

Jeff thank you so much!!!

Diane, thank you so much!!!

Thanks so much, hon!!!

thank you so much, Evita!!!

Hi sweetie!!! Thank you!!! Yes, I love reading about them … so glad you did, too!!!

Well … in YOUR case, nothing needs to be corrected!!!! You know what you’re doing behind the camera!!!!! LOL!!!! I … on the other hand … tend to fly by the seat of my pants more often than I’d like to admit!!!! LOL!!! Hugzzz and thanks!!!!!

Detlef, thank you so much … yes, you’re right!!!! I thought it was such a fun one … thought I’d give it some individual time, too!!!!! Hugzz!!

_laughing Sounds like a healthy attitude to meeeeee … and sounds a lot like me!!!! LOL!!!!

OOOO Shannon!!!!!!! Thank you so so so much!!!!!!! What a fantastic honor … WHEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

Hiiii Colin!!!!!!!!! _{hopping up and down and waving furiously!!} Thank you!!!!!!!!

Jacek thank you so very much!!!!!!! So happy you liked it!!

Hi David … thank you!!!!!

Lynnette thank you so much!!!!!!

Hi Carol!!!!! Thank you … appreciate your visit and lovely note so much!!

Hi Bela!!!! Thank you!!!

Hello, hello dear Blair!!!!!! Lovely to see you, my old pal!!!! Thank you … so glad you liked my little friend!!

Hello Marita!!!!! Thank you so much … I was lucky enough to find several wonderful birds on my visit … I loved this guy … he was enjoying his lunch when I stopped by, bless his heart!!!! And yes, when I go back I’ll be sure and check up on him and his buddies … see if they’re back out yet.

Hi Robbie!!!! What a wonderful compliment!!!!! Thank you so much!!!

Bevieeeeee!!!!! Thank you, sweetheart!!!!! Hugzzzz!!!!

Thank you so so much … that’s so good to hear. I really appreciate your visit and comment!!!

Thanks Lori … they really are incredible!!!

thank you, Angel!!!!!

Hi Laura … thank you!!!!

Hello, hello Shoaib!!! Thank you!!!

Thank you very much, Jennie!!!! So happy you liked it!!

Thank you, hon!!!!! Isn’t he just gorgeous!!!!

So kind of you!!!! Thanks so much!!!!

thanks so much Lynda … I’ve had this one sitting in the ‘puter for months … so glad you enjoyed it!!!! Hugzz!!

Thank you so much!!!! I adore owls … their faces are so expressive!!

Thank you so much, Alf!!!

Thank you, sweetie, so do I!!!!

Thank you … this isn’t the traditional angle to capture that amazing face, but I thought it was a fun one … so happy you liked it too!!

Hi Martina!!!!! Thank you!!!

Awww Tibby .. you’re such a darling!!! Thank you!!!!

Oh, Andrew you sweetie!!!! Thank you!!!!

Thank you!!!

Hey sweetie!!!!! Thank you!!!

Thank you so much, Mick!!!!!

Hi Shaun!!!! Thank you so much!!!!

Hiii BigD!!! Thank you soooo much!!!

Hi Tara!!!! Thank you!!!

Hiii Karen, sweetie!!!! Thank you!!!!

Hello, hello Lana sweetie … so happy you liked this one!!!

Hi Angel!!! Thank you!!!

Hi Scott … thank you!!!

Hi Steve … thank you!!

Many thanks, Antanas!!

Thanks, Steve!!!!!

Thank you, Kelli!!!

Thank you so much, Yuri!!!!! I do adore owls!!

Mike, how kind you are!!! I so appreciate your lovely note!!

thank you!!

Thank you so much!! Aren’t they glorious!!

Hi Gisela!!! Thank you!!!

I’m honored, Lee-Anne!!! Thank you!!!

Hello, hello dear Paul!!!! Many thanks for your visit and note!!! So happy you liked my little buddy!!!

Many happy thanks!!!!

Hi Annick!!!! Thank you so so so much!!!! what a lovely comment!!! I’ll tell you the full story … when I walked by he was happily munching away on his lunch … shall I tell you what it was??? Suffice it to say I discretely cloned away a speck of blood on his pretty beak, lol!!!! Which doesn’t bother me in the slightest, and I hope it doesn’t you??? LOL!!! Thank you again!!!!

Bless your heart … thank yo so much .. to me, that is THE best compliment. I started out with photography only to take some snaps to then paint. But I got stuck on the photography .. which probably explains my inability to LEAVE a decent photograph ALONE, lol!!!!!!!

Francis, thank you so much!!!!

LOL!!!!! Thank you, sweetie!!!

Thank you … they truly are, aren’t they!!

Martin … please forgive me for not finding your wonderful note before now. I soooo appreciate it!!!!! So happy you liked it!!!