The Eyes Have It

Poppo and wife Rhoda treated me to a very enjoyable and fascinating day at the Lone Pine Koala Preserve in Brisbane on my final day in the area. One of the highlights was the chance to meet this guy up close. I forget what kind of owl it is, but I do remember that the guides informed us that in relative terms, if human eyes were the same size as those of the owl they would be the size of tennis balls. Marty Feldman comes to mind for some reason.

[Poppo Livy]

Brilliant shot of the Barking Owl Ron. Far better than mine.
BTW, Rhoda reckons you've had a senior's moment.

[Peter]

Gorgeous portrait of a Barking Owl? in lovely detail and colour Ron, Fav:)

[Rachel]

Stunning detail and sharpness! Glad you got to see the birds.

[Elizabeth]

Fantastic capture! So great that you're meeting up with fellow 365ers during your journey. The Marty Feldman comment cracked me up.

[John Falconer]

Love the focussing on the eyes.

[Denise Wood]

That's a hoot of a shot Ron :) fav

[Babs]

Fabulous it does remind me a bit of Marty Feldman too.

[Joy's Focus]

OMG this is fabulous! Fav!

[Ron]

@terryliv Ah, barking owl! As you can tell my knowledge of birds and such is second only to my knowledge of quantum physics. No senior moment, just lack of capability.

[Ron]

@pcoulson Thanks Peter - even you knew it was a barking owl. I have fallen into a pit of naivaté. I feel suddenly incompetent! ;-) Time to brush up on my birds.

[Ron]

@888rachel Thanks Rachel. It was a special treat to see these guys up close.

[Ron]

@redy4et Thanks Rachel - good to know there's another Marty Feldman fan out there. :-)

[Ron]

@johnfalconer Thank you for checking in and commenting John! Yep, always try to get the animals' eyes.

[Ron]

@gilbertwood Oh, Denise, I might just have to unfriend you for that one. You and my grandfather seems to be cut from the same cloth!

[Ron]

@onewing And yet another Feldman fan! Thanks, Babs.

[Ron]

@joysfocus Thank you kindly again for the fav Joy!

[Denise Wood]

@stray_shooter Oh please don't!!! I'd like to meet your grandfather :)

[Poppo Livy]

@gilbertwood Your age bracket Denise?

[Denise Wood]

@terryliv High probability :)