Baby Horned Owl

 

This was one interesting morning at the Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary in Ladner BC. There were at least 30 photographers with lenses as long as your arm all poised waiting for this baby owl to pop its head out of the hollow tree nest. I had my 18-200 3.5-5.6 set at 200mm and high speed,5 frames/sec. I was under the tree in a bramble bush waiting along with all the others. An apparently seasoned photographer was crowding my space when he took a glance at my equipment and stated for most to hear “is that all you have”- At that very instant up pops the baby and I took five shots, my seasoned competition didn’t get his eye to the camera before down goes the baby.So it often is, being at the right spot at the right time. You draw your own conclusions.