Young Owlet Takes Flight, Black Forest, CO, USA. Wildlife photograph by Shane Morrison, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, September 2020

Finalist Wildlife · September 2020

Young Owlet Takes Flight

Photographed by Shane Morrison

A young Great Horned Owl takes fight from a Ponderosa Pine Tree. The owlet had fledged and was becoming a proficient flier. Rarely do you get a shot though of one flying toward you.

Award
Finalist — Wildlife, September 2020
Location
Black Forest, CO, USA
Camera
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Focal length
379mm
Shutter
1/640s
Aperture
f/7.1
ISO
ISO 800
  • bird of prey
  • flight
  • great horned owl
  • nature
  • owlet
  • ponderosa pine
  • wildlife

The September 2020 Wildlife award

Winner and finalists

All 2020 Wildlife
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