Wednesday, August 11, 2010

(delhibirdpix) Brown Wood Owl from the archives

Hi All,

A Brown Wood Owl from the archives, shot on 01Oct2005, 6:20pm. This was approximately 40 Kms before Kedarnath (Uttarakhand). 

In the fast disappearing evening light, driving by the river Mandakini, I was trying to reach Ookhimath, when I noticed a disturbance above me in a forest tree. I halted by the roadside, switched off the lights, grabbed the camera and moved out of the car. As I struggled to focus my camera, it gave me Owlish looks (what else) while remaining perched on the branch, unlike other jungle Owls, which fly off immediately on seeing humans. I could, however, manage only this shot as it flew to the trees higher up. 

Apologies for a grainy shot. Disappointingly, on my later forays, this bird was never seen/photographed again. 

Ciao,

Devashish

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Devashish Deb
New Delhi

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