A friend of mine told me about this beautiful owl that had been spotted on a major road not far from where I live. I took a drive looking for her, to no avail. Then a few hours later at 6:30 pm I decided to try again, and this time I was rewarded with finding her, and she was in a spot where I could safely pull into a parking area to take some shots. I walked over to a nearby tree that I used to lean on, and clicked away a few times. I might have been able to get closer but I sure did not want to scare her.

This was taken with the Nikon D750, and Nikkor 80-400mm lens at full zoom, and I cropped it heavy. I had two versions of this and for me I preferred this one. For me this has to most the most exciting capture that I have taken. I have never seen one of these beautiful birds-let alone get a picture of one.

She was actually across the road and one pole south of where I was so this was a reach.

This made my day!

I had another pic. to post for Manic Monday, but I could not wait to share this one.

Thanks in advance for your comments.

tigs=^..^=