Dinner Time

[Jaime Johnson]

http://jaimejohnson.zenfolio.com/

Canon 1Dx / Canon 500mm f4 L

One of thousands from this week’s three visits – this particular bird kept flying and landing near me.
She would then sit quietly listening. Often, she would look directly towards the snow and
Then lose interest. Every once in a while, she would not lose interest. She would silently
Fly and dive into the snow on the ground. She would go completely under the snow –
Just her wing tips would stick out. Then, she would right herself and enjoy the fruits
of her hunt. Sad for the mouse, but it is the circle of life..

She was probably 20 feet away on this dive. One cool thing, check out the bottom half of the beak – cool curve!

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[Terry Lee]

A bad day to be a mouse!

This type of photography, I dunno...some call us large format guys crazy for hauling around 80lbs of gear...but to sit for hours and take thousands of shots....that is obsessive....er...dedication!!!

All joking aside....simply amazing to have gotten that shot...bravo

 

[Chris Calohan II]

I'll second what Terry said.

 

[Asher Kelman]

http://jaimejohnson.zenfolio.com/

Canon 1Dx / Canon 500mm f4 L


One of thousands from this week’s three visits – this particular bird kept flying and landing near me.
She would then sit quietly listening. Often, she would look directly towards the snow and
Then lose interest. Every once in a while, she would not lose interest. She would silently
Fly and dive into the snow on the ground. She would go completely under the snow –
Just her wing tips would stick out. Then, she would right herself and enjoy the fruits
of her hunt. Sad for the mouse, but it is the circle of life..

She was probably 20 feet away on this dive. One cool thing, check out the bottom half of the beak – cool curve!

Jaime,

You and the Owl are using the same hunting sets: patience and accurate predictive skills! Was the mouse moving beneath the snow or on the surface? Imagine how an owl that can see in low light is also able to detect the surface modulations as a mouse moves against bright snow.

Asher

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[Jaime Johnson]

Actually, it is amazing to watch. The Vole (soomeone told me it was a vole - not a mouse) is deep under the snow. There is nothing visible. The Owl listens and dives only by sound of the mouse moving under the snow. Amazing accuracy!

 

[Asher Kelman]

Actually, it is amazing to watch. The Vole (soomeone told me it was a vole - not a mouse) is deep under the snow. There is nothing visible. The Owl listens and dives only by sound of the mouse moving under the snow. Amazing accuracy!

Jaime,

I'd imagine that the surface of the snow shudders enough for the light to twinkle and give visual closes too.

Asher