Juveniles ONLY – NO ADULTS !

I made a return visit to Pinecraft Park in Sarasota to show Louise the Barred Owls and the Pileated Woodpeckers.  However, on this visit I could only shoot the juveniles.  We did see an adult Barred Owl, but it was right against the trunk of a tree and completely obscured by branches and leaves.  But we did see the three young ones on a branch together…..

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I love my sister…..

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Oh, it’s SOOOOoooo tiring being cute all of the time

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Nap time!  Well we are really nocturnal creatures, but we just don’t know it yet.

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Where did you come from?  Making all that clicking sound.

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It was a similar situation with the Pileated Woodpeckers.  We saw an adult pecking at a tree, possibly to get grubs for the young, but none at the nest hole.  But I did get the two young heads peeking out of the hole looking for a parent bearing lunch!

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Where’s our Lunch Mum, Dad, anyone – we are starving.  We haven’t had a bite to eat for over 20 minutes!

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Gear: Nikon D4, Nikkor 600mm f/4 VR II, Nikkor TC-17e II, RRS tripod, RRS Gimbal Head, Lexar digital film

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