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Re: [OM] Owl shooting

Subject: Re: [OM] Owl shooting
From: Charles Packard <packardc@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 00:12:23 -0600
Thanks for sharing the moment, Gary.
Will you post some of the photos on your website when you get them
developed?

Gary Edwards wrote:

> Went out owl shooting after work...
>
> A friend has discovered a great horned owl chick under a juniper tree on
> his property.  The chick fell out of the tree about a week ago,
> apparently when some thunderstorms rolled through and destroyed the
> nest.  The little fellow is doing well, under the watchful eyes of my
> friend and the parents.  The parents are feeding him nice juicy mice
> each evening; he is now the size of a small cat, but still all gray down
> and beak.  He is beginning to toddle around the base of the tree.
>
> I spent a very pleasant 10 minutes shooting him with both 400s.
> Marvelous, intelligent yellow eyes....I made a point of not staying
> long, though he seems accustomed to my friend.  Thanks, Gary F. for the
> suggestion of using a 7 mm extension tube to allow use of the OM 1.4x-A
> with the Sigma - works beautifully.
>
> We went back at dusk and waited for momma owl.  After a while, she
> appeared like a ghost, in the top of a nearby oak.  Too dark, and too
> far for pictures, but what a wonderful experience.
>
> No particular OM content, just wanted to share the moment...
>
> Gary Edwards
>
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