The Great Gaze
by Kathy Kelly
Title
The Great Gaze
Artist
Kathy Kelly
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
I photographed this owl at a wildlife sanctuary in Rockville Maryland. The great horned owl, also known as the hoot owl, is a large raptor native to the Americas. It is an extremely adaptable bird with a vast range and is the most widely distributed true owl in the Americas. The characteristic hooting call of the great horned owl is a low-pitched, solemn 'who-hoo-ho-oo'. Often depicted in Halloween decorations.
The Great Horned Owl hunts mostly at night and at dusk. Its prey includes rabbits, hawks, geese, ducks, snakes, and even skunks, and will even attack porcupines, often with fatal results for both prey and predator.
This work has been featured in the following FAA Groups and contests.
Wildlife One a Day
Kingdom Animalia
Birds in Focus
Wildlife One a Day
USA Photographers Only
Pure Nature Photography
FAA Portraits - Birds
Daily Promotion
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June 28th, 2019
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Comments (12)
Dawn Currie
Congratulations on your feature in our group, Pure Nature Photography - celebrating the best of our natural world! You are invited to archive it in the 2019 Pure Nature Photography Featured Work Archive discussion thread for longer lasting visibility.
Don Columbus
Congratulations Kathy, your work is Featured in "Birds In Focus" I invite you to place it in the group's "2019 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Miroslava Jurcik
I would like to choose your pic in Kingdom Animalia for superfeature but you don't have a location (state, country, wild, or sanctuary/zoo - as per rules)
William Tasker
Amazing closeup, Kathy! Awesome. Thank you for submitting this fine natural shot of this identified wild bird. It is now featured on the homepage of Wild Birds Of The World - A Nature Photography Group. L/F
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