Hi everyone,

I think this one, taken in May, can be considered my favourite, which is why it became my Avatar. :-) She's Alexandra, an "educator" bird from the Canadian Peregrine Foundation. Definitely not "in the wild", and despite her intense look, she's a softie towards people (more used to us), and scared of other owls. I was sitting on the ground cross-legged with her up on a handler's arm outside her holding pen when I took this shot. She just looked down and kept staring.

I also like it because I didn't have to manipulate the image except for a tiny crop, for a change (and especially since I had a hard time "freezing" her blowing horn feathers). I hope I can take better photographs next year. :/



Info:
Olympus E-500 (40-150mm kit lens back then)
1/500
Aperture Priority
f/5.6
ISO 100
Focal length: 150mm