So a person set a GoPro at the entrance to a burrowing owl's burrow.
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So a person set a GoPro at the entrance to a burrowing owl's burrow. There are dozens of comments about what a fantastic photo it is. Having photographed burrowing owls--from an ethical distance--near the Salton Sea ag fields, I know my friend Wendy down there would be horrified, as am I, by what the photographer did. It is wrong to disturb any bird to get-the-shot.
The only reason to approach a burrow is to plant a small flag warning people--& tractors--to steer clear. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wemesq/with/54997651429 -
So a person set a GoPro at the entrance to a burrowing owl's burrow. There are dozens of comments about what a fantastic photo it is. Having photographed burrowing owls--from an ethical distance--near the Salton Sea ag fields, I know my friend Wendy down there would be horrified, as am I, by what the photographer did. It is wrong to disturb any bird to get-the-shot.
The only reason to approach a burrow is to plant a small flag warning people--& tractors--to steer clear. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wemesq/with/54997651429Here's a photo I made--shot from an ethical distance--of a burrowing owl south of the Salton Sea last fall. Note that the owl is relaxed and looking around as they do early in the morning. If I were too close, the owl would be hunkering down staring at the camera or would have dived into its burrow.
#Birds #Owl #BirdPhotography #Wildlife #Photography #Darktable
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Here's a photo I made--shot from an ethical distance--of a burrowing owl south of the Salton Sea last fall. Note that the owl is relaxed and looking around as they do early in the morning. If I were too close, the owl would be hunkering down staring at the camera or would have dived into its burrow.
#Birds #Owl #BirdPhotography #Wildlife #Photography #Darktable
@elaterite Looks at size of burrow....
Owls of Unusual Size? I don't believe they exist.
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Here's a photo I made--shot from an ethical distance--of a burrowing owl south of the Salton Sea last fall. Note that the owl is relaxed and looking around as they do early in the morning. If I were too close, the owl would be hunkering down staring at the camera or would have dived into its burrow.
#Birds #Owl #BirdPhotography #Wildlife #Photography #Darktable
@elaterite You should have shared that on Superb Owl Sunday!
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@Waitnwallflower@beige.party Owls can be very tricky to find. It is stunning how a Great Northern Owl can blend into the bark of the tree it is in. You can be looking right at it and not see it. Once, I was scanning the trees with binoculars. The only reason I spotted the owl was because it opened its eyes for a moment! For other owls, either you get lucky, or in the case of burrowing owls, you know where to find them in large numbers.
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@elaterite You should have shared that on Superb Owl Sunday!
@mikemccaffrey Thanks! Ya, I shared a Great Gray owl on Superb Owl Sunday instead:
https://mastoart.social/@elaterite/116037136764159244Oh, and a short-eared owl too:
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@mikemccaffrey Thanks! Ya, I shared a Great Gray owl on Superb Owl Sunday instead:
https://mastoart.social/@elaterite/116037136764159244Oh, and a short-eared owl too:
https://mastoart.social/@elaterite/116038155032339300@elaterite Wow, you have a lot of superb owls, but I think that burrowing owl photo might be the best of the bunch.
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@elaterite Wow, you have a lot of superb owls, but I think that burrowing owl photo might be the best of the bunch.
@mikemccaffrey Thanks! I have photographed them several times and have quite a few photos. If you want to see some really great photos, my friend Wendy, who lives near a large population of them, has tons of burrowing owl photos on her Flickr page. Many are really funny too:
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@mikemccaffrey Thanks! I have photographed them several times and have quite a few photos. If you want to see some really great photos, my friend Wendy, who lives near a large population of them, has tons of burrowing owl photos on her Flickr page. Many are really funny too:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wemesq/with/55012112441@elaterite Oh, you might want to clarify your original post, since i thought that link was to the person who placed the gopro at the owl burrow!
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So a person set a GoPro at the entrance to a burrowing owl's burrow. There are dozens of comments about what a fantastic photo it is. Having photographed burrowing owls--from an ethical distance--near the Salton Sea ag fields, I know my friend Wendy down there would be horrified, as am I, by what the photographer did. It is wrong to disturb any bird to get-the-shot.
The only reason to approach a burrow is to plant a small flag warning people--& tractors--to steer clear. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wemesq/with/54997651429@elaterite Thanks for the information (I didn't know) and for sharing all those photos
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@elaterite Looks at size of burrow....
Owls of Unusual Size? I don't believe they exist.
@pixelpusher220 Well, that gal wasn't a lot of help in that video. But ya, the burrow was an eroded area in the side of an irrigation ditch.
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@elaterite Thanks for the information (I didn't know) and for sharing all those photos
️@ahimsa_pdx You are welcome--and thanks!
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@elaterite Oh, you might want to clarify your original post, since i thought that link was to the person who placed the gopro at the owl burrow!
@mikemccaffrey Oh, hell no. Wendy is an ethical wildlife photographer.
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Here's a photo I made--shot from an ethical distance--of a burrowing owl south of the Salton Sea last fall. Note that the owl is relaxed and looking around as they do early in the morning. If I were too close, the owl would be hunkering down staring at the camera or would have dived into its burrow.
#Birds #Owl #BirdPhotography #Wildlife #Photography #Darktable
@elaterite @ahimsa_pdx I love these guys so much
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@elaterite @ahimsa_pdx I love these guys so much
@hisstogramma Me too! Burrowing owls are the best!
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So a person set a GoPro at the entrance to a burrowing owl's burrow. There are dozens of comments about what a fantastic photo it is. Having photographed burrowing owls--from an ethical distance--near the Salton Sea ag fields, I know my friend Wendy down there would be horrified, as am I, by what the photographer did. It is wrong to disturb any bird to get-the-shot.
The only reason to approach a burrow is to plant a small flag warning people--& tractors--to steer clear. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wemesq/with/54997651429@elaterite I don't think a GoPro is that intrusive. They are tiny, silent cameras.
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Here's a photo I made--shot from an ethical distance--of a burrowing owl south of the Salton Sea last fall. Note that the owl is relaxed and looking around as they do early in the morning. If I were too close, the owl would be hunkering down staring at the camera or would have dived into its burrow.
#Birds #Owl #BirdPhotography #Wildlife #Photography #Darktable
@elaterite Hey owls have privacy rights too.
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@elaterite Hey owls have privacy rights too.
@kev Indeed.
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@elaterite I don't think a GoPro is that intrusive. They are tiny, silent cameras.
@mlanger It's not the camera, it's a person going to the mouth of the burrow, twice, to "get the shot." It is not ethical. It traumatizes the owls. They either fly away for a time, using energy they otherwise didn't need to use, or they dive into the burrow and don't come out for awhile. Ethical wildlife photographers stay back. If the bird or animal shows any sign of being disturbed, you step back further or go away and try again some other time.
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Here's a photo I made--shot from an ethical distance--of a burrowing owl south of the Salton Sea last fall. Note that the owl is relaxed and looking around as they do early in the morning. If I were too close, the owl would be hunkering down staring at the camera or would have dived into its burrow.
#Birds #Owl #BirdPhotography #Wildlife #Photography #Darktable
@elaterite That is a cracking shot, Bob
Really nice work 🤩
