Pivot on A Dime by Todd Weeks
The Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula) gets its name from its similarity to hawks in that it has narrow, pointed wings and flys with fast, short wing-beats. They are very accomplished hunters, day or night, and this bird was no exception. I had the opportunity to observe and photograph this bird as it fed on rodents in a rural field. Beautiful, powerful, graceful and VERY fast.
Imaged near Brennan’s Hill, Quebec. © Todd Weeks
Comments
Wonderful action shot
j
Excellent capture Todd!!
Just had to Favorite this one Todd. Awesome capture!
awesome capture
Gorgeous capture. What a beautiful bird.
Fantastic, as if he is posing! How far away were you?
Hi Joe,
I was using a 70-200 (set to about 135mm) lens with a 1.4 TC. The bird was about 30’ away when I took this shot. Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
Todd
– Todd Weeks
Fabulous work!
This is a fabulous capture…. I wonder how long you were there waiting for this. I have a family of osprey down the street that return every spring/summer and spend hours waiting for the ‘right’ shot…. often disappointed…but when it happens it’s amazing, and you really got this one right! Great work!
It seems like I waited all my life. ;^)
Todd
– Todd Weeks
Wonderful image; nice to have met you on friday Todd
Thanks Daniel. It was nice to finally meet you as well.
Todd
– Todd Weeks
Fantastic capture, Todd. It does look like a hawk with an owls face! What a beautiful bird!