My friend, Vickey, has seen owls in an area near a campground on the east side of the island. We met up in hopes of photographing them and couldn't have been happier with the result. While photographing one in a tree, I didn't notice this one land behind me with his squirrel prey. Vickey was behind me quietly photographing it knowing she couldn't get my attention without scaring it. Then, it suddenly flew up with the prey and came around me, landing right in front of me. He stayed about a minute, staring at me as I photographed as quickly as I could. It was an incredible experience!
Thank you for your lovely ways of thinking about the lonely moon. It was definitely a peaceful night!
@louannwarren Thanks! A lot more than 'a bit' of luck! We saw them almost as soon as we got to the clearing -- we'd actually planned 4 different attempts over the next week, and then saw them within about 10 minutes!
Wow, that would be so exciting. I find them up in the trees, but have never seen one down like that with it's prey. Glad it circled in front of you, so you could get the shots.
Awesome shot- I can hear the question, "Whooo do you think you are disrupting my dinner this way??" I know the feeling. I once captured a hawk that had taken out one of the squirrels from the neighbor's driveway and landed on their shed. I really was a "circle of life" kind of moment. One animal's death to perpetuate the life of the other. Superb shot!
Great shot and cool to have him looking right at you!