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Baleful Glare by ~DuckOfDeath:iconDuckOfDeath:

Categories Photography > Animals, Plants & Nature > Birds

©2009 ~DuckOfDeath
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One of the Pygmy Burrowing Owls at the zoo. They don't ACT vicious, but they always looks like they're ready to kill anything that comes near them. Makes one wonder, if one happens to be in a silly mood, if they do it to keep from looking too darn cuddly. Because they easily could.

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~sarcasmaholic Oct 10, 2009, 6:21:55 PM
The first thing I thought was that this dude looks evil. Owls are beautiful in a menacing sort of way. They just sit there and quietly observe everything.

Stunning *thumbs up*
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=eskimoblueboy Oct 11, 2009, 3:19:31 AM
This bird has great protective coloration.

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*Sikaris Oct 11, 2009, 8:40:07 AM
They have to frown like that, otherwise they´d hear "AWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!" all day long, esp. at a zoo. :D
I like the good focus on the eye and how the bg forms a natural dark frame. Great work! ^^

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~DuckOfDeath Oct 11, 2009, 9:21:25 AM
Yeah, that's a good point :lol:
Thanks :) Sometimes shadows are a good thing :D

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~DuckOfDeath Oct 11, 2009, 9:27:07 AM
Yes, they do. Luckily, they're quite active during the day, for owls, so they're easier to spot than they would be, otherwise.

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~DuckOfDeath Oct 11, 2009, 9:35:25 AM
Thanks :) Owls are quite a diverse bunch. Some have that evil-killer look, some just look stoned or lost, and some just look dignified. These guys definitely fall into the first category.

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No artificial sweeteners

If more people were less like most people, more people would be more happy and less people would be unhappy.
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~DuckOfDeath Oct 11, 2009, 3:53:59 PM
Thank you

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No artificial sweeteners

If more people were less like most people, more people would be more happy and less people would be unhappy.
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~robbobert Oct 11, 2009, 7:42:31 PM
Lovely colors on this one. Background is perfectly complementary.
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Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II
1/200 second
F/5.6
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Oct 4, 2009, 10:04:35 AM

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