You all are probably sick of all these high quality professional shots I've been posting, so I took some photos on my phone for you yesterday so we can get back to keeping it real. ๐
As I've mentioned before, the mesh they use here is by far the worst I've encountered for taking pics, especially since the Pixel doesn't think anyone needs manual focus. I downloaded Open Camera and tried using that this time to see if I could do better.
Title photo is of the new Barred Owl that was being so cute and singing to me on my last visit. He made one little noise this time and that was it.
It was windy and rainy, so most of the birds were in the back of their enclosures and tucked in to stay cozy. I don't blame them.
This is him about a foot away. The screening is not so bad for your eyes, but it just dominates the focus on the camera, and it's smaller than a pinky so I can't even press up against it to shoot through the holes as I normally do.
Here's another Barred Owl. This one heard something interesting on the ground. I didn't notice anything though.
Deep sad Barred.
Love the photos
They had all their best frowns on yesterday.
I used to think it looked unfortunately, but now I think of them as the Eeyore of owls, and now I have a very soft spot for them.
Glad you enjoyed them. I know some don't like my actual photos compared to the pretty ones I get from other people that have a real camera and know what they're doing, but it's what I got.
But the point of it is mainly to show you guys these places are out there, accessible, and the staff are friendly and like talking to people. You can all get time with owls in person and I encourage you to do so!
Personally, i can't wait to see more of your photos.
Your photos in this post have that "...behind bars" mood. Out of context, i could imagine this being a collection of the most criminal owls/birds, doing time in a super secure flying offenders prison.
The most wanted list, infamous for crimes against rodent-kind!