Eagle-Owl
In the open air caves ‘Fondry des Chiens’ at Nismes, Belgium (see pictures below), 3 couples of Eagle Owls are living in the wild.
The Eagle Owl is one of the largest owl species in the world, with a wingspan of nearly 2 metres. An impressive and majestic bird !
This species lives across much of Europe, the Middle East, Russia and Asia, and as far east as China, Korea and Japan.
Its favourite habitat are rocky areas with cliffs and ravines.
The Eagle Owl has an average lifespan of 20 years in the wild (the oldest found ringed specimen so far was 27 years and 9 months old).
Dutch name : Oehoe
German name : Uhu
Latin name : Bubo bubo
Shot was made with a 850mm lens (500mm + 1,7x extender)
Fondry des Chiens (1)
Mark Billiau.
Fondry des Chiens (2)
Mark Billiau.
Fondry des Chiens (3)
Mark Billiau.
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Gunther Hasler 06/10/2015 18:39
Ausgezeichnet eingefangen, gratuliere! Einen Uhu fotografieren zu können, ist etwas ganz Besonderes!Gruß, Gunther
Rudolf Averbeck 27/08/2015 10:55
Herzlichen Glückwunsch zu diesem hervorragende Bild.Liebe Grüße
Rudolf
Johanna C. 27/08/2015 9:56
Wonderful capture and sharpness!LG, Jo
odeveld219 27/08/2015 9:41
A fine presentation of this proud Eagle Owl!With friendly greetings, Odeveld
aline64 25/08/2015 17:31
magnifique cliché, quelle chance d'avoir pu l'observer !!!amicalement
s. sabine krause 25/08/2015 10:05
a fascinating animal! i've never seen one in the wild, let alone taken a picture of it! even though, there's supposed to be a couple nesting on the famous ohlsdorf friedhof (in the heart of a great big city!!) each year! beautiful capture, mark! his (or her? ; )) facial expression – i see a content grin! – is making me chuckle, and those feathers above the eyes: impressive! greetings, sabine.NaturPur22 24/08/2015 18:02
Toll erwischt. ..soooo ein schöner Moment! LG AngelikaEdi Ogris 24/08/2015 13:41
Klasse AufnahmeLg Edi
Sylvia Schulz 24/08/2015 11:49
grandios hast du ihn fotografiert,LG Sylvia
JURAFR 23/08/2015 19:14
Il est magnifique et fascinant !!!!!!!!!!! un trés beau cliché animalierAmitiés
Josef Kainz 23/08/2015 14:15
Eine sehr schön gezeigte Aufnahmevg josef
archiek 23/08/2015 1:18
Beautiful photo Mark! Excellent shot!Regards,
Archie
Brigitte Hoffmann 22/08/2015 23:32
Der Uhu sieht aus, als ob er lächeln würde :-) . So süß!Ein toller Schnappschuss ist dir gelungen, Mark.
Salut Brigitte
Thoralf 22/08/2015 21:38
einmaliges Bild,ganz hervorragendLG Thoralf
Gisela Aul 22/08/2015 18:09
Wow, Perfect and a great shot.Lg. Gisela