A May 24, 2010, shot of a fledgling Great Horned Owl lying on a branch above me. Taken at the Ridgefield NWR. At first the bird had its eyes closed but then opened them. (I did not scare or flush the bird 
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Canon 40D, 1/250, f8, ISO 400, 400mm, 100-400 lens, 8:15 a.m.