Short eared owl

[Rahul K Talegaonkar]

Camera- sony h3
lens- carl zeiss 8.1mp, 10x optical zoom

this was taken in december in little rann of kutch.

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice stare. What was the aperture? You could have moved a little to your right to avoid the stick on the left. A lower angle would have enhanced the image further. Look forward to more..

[Bibhav Behera]

The stare is nice. I like the composition. Wish you could have avoided the bright stick on the left.
Thanks for sharing.

[Praveen Siddannavar]

I like this image, lovely stare. Lower angle would have been great
tfs

[Mohan Raj]

Owl are rare to spot. Rahul, TFS the photo.

WIKIPEDIA says
The Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) is a species of typical owl (family Strigidae). Owls belonging to genus Asio are known as the eared owls, as they have tufts of feathers resembling mammalian ears. These "ear" tufts may or may not be visible. Asio flammeus will display its tufts when in a defensive pose. However, its very short tufts are usually not visible. The Short-eared Owl is found in open country and grasslands. The word flammeus is Latin for "flaming, or the color of fire".

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Rahul,
Please check this thread for the firefox plugin. When you install it, you can see the details of camera, shutter speed etc.
http://www.indiawilds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=508
(one needs to login to access it)

Moving to the right would have been good. I love those eyes. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi