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Featuring photos of nature on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa.

リュウキュウオオコノハズク恋の季節

Feb. 4, 2018
Japanese Scops Owl
Japanese Scops Owl

I finally got a shot with the ear-tufts raised. This is a familiar individual, so it wasn't on edge, and yet it kept its ear-tufts up. I've seen and photographed this bird several times before, but this was a first.

Photos taken nearby (within 200 m)

Capture Data

Focal Length
278.0 mm
Aperture
F5.0
ISO
500
Exposure Time
1/200 sec
Altitude
184.9 m
Elevation
183.7 m
Date & Time Taken
Feb. 3, 2018, 11:55 p.m.(JST)
Original
1333 × 1999 px
Location
Under adjustment due to policy change

Weather on that day

Feb. 3, 2018 (around the shooting location · hourly)

Max / Min
14.3 / 12.6 ℃
Total precipitation
4.00 mm
Max wind speed
7.89 m/s
Photos tagged with this tag: Japanese Scops Owl