This owl felt threatened by a barking dog and spread out his wings in order to impress the dog and to scare him off.
I’ve never seen such a thing before, but it was very impressive!

Shot taken with my new camera on a late summer fair in Rilland in the province Zeeland, Holland.

Rilland, Holland – 1 September 2012
Camera: Canon Powershot SX40 HS

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FEATURED in

• The Birds – 2 September 2012
• Eye Contact ! – 3 September 2012
• Nature In Its Entirety – 4 September 2012
• Totally Amateur Photography – 5 September 2012
• Through the eye of the Lens – 5 September 2012
• Nature’s Paintbrush – 5 September 2012
• #1 ARTISTS OF REDBUBBLE – 6 September 2012
• Mother Nature’s Finest! – 9 September 2012
• The Wonder of Wings – 12 September 2012
• 200 – 499 VIEWS – 14 September 2012
• INTERNATIONAL SHOWCASE – 16 September 2012
• ♥ Artists Universe ♥ – 23 September 2012
• 4 Winners Only – 17 November 2012
• HIGH QUALITY IMAGES – 17 December 2012

CHALLENGES
~ 1st place in the

• Hit Me With Your Best Shot – $20 Voucher Challenge in Eye Contact – 13 February 2013

~ tied 1st place in the

• Our Feathered Friends Challenge in A Moment In Time Photography – 4 October 2012

~ tied 2nd place in the

• Photos by 40 & 50 Somethings Challenge in #1 Favorites – 2 October 2012
• Birds Of A Feather Challenge in Eye Contact ! (Animals With Both Eye’s Looking Directly into that Camera lens !) – 4 October 2012

~ 3rd place in the

• Your best last shot Challenge in The Birds – 13 February 2013

~ tied 3rd place in the

• August ZINGERS of the MONTH Challenge in ZINGERS – 10 September 2012
• 12 FEATURES – December 2012 Challenge in Featured For A Challenge – 24 December 2012

~ tied 4th place in the

• Nocturnal Birds in 4 Winners Only – 16 November 2012

~ tied 6th place in the

• Photography By Men Challenge in #1 Favorites – 28 September 2012