Birds and more birds

[rdking647]

took a break from editing ren faire photos to go shoot th ebarred owl nest again. the owlet is out of the nest but not flying yet. mom and dad are right nearby watching....






then i got a call from a friend asking if i wanted to go shoot some horned owls. one of teh owls had fallen from the nest,was cared for by a wildlife rescue and they returned it to the nest today












while shooting the horned owls i saw a flash of red fly by. thought it was a cardinal but it was a summer tanager instead

[AllaN01Bear]

1. lovely pics. who cooks for u all?

[Skittles]

2. omg what a TREAT

freaking AWESOME

[I_UndergroundPanther]

3. Love it

Owlets are so friggin cute!!!

Beautiful pics!❤️

[George McGovern]

4. Splendid rdking647 - Thank You!

[sprinkleeninow]

5. The owls--heheh!

[SheltieLover]

6. Gorgeous!

Ty for sharing!

[Gato Moteado]

7. great shots......are you using a nikon?

the reason i ask is because the first shot, especially, has an overall green hue to it, and i have noticed that with my nikons, when i am shooting auto white balance, and there is a lot of foliage in the shot, the image will have a green vibe that i need to correct in post by manipulating the white balance. that doesn't seem to happen with my sony or lumix bodies and i haven't noticed the issue on canon wildlife shots. i think it's a nikon thing. It doesn't seem to happen when i use manual white balance settings.

[rdking647]

8. yes i am.

i played around with the WB in post (i shoot raw) but couldnt really get rid of the green cast without making the owlet look weird.
I was in heavy foilage when i shot the photo,that might have a lot to do with it

[7wo7rees]

9. Just beautiful shots, all of them!! What a fun day and a bonus!!

The tanager showing up for a pic or 2!!

[CrispyQ]

10. Fabulous shots!!

What a treat! Thanks for sharing!

[Karadeniz]

11. I'm having a cuteness rush! I'll never sleep now!

[NJCher]

12. Is it just me or

Does the owl 5th shot from the bottom have eyes that look human?

[rogerballard]

13. Beautiful shots !

Stunning, mesmerized by the owl pics !

[ShazzieB]

14. SQUEEEEEEE!

*ahem* Sorry, owlets have that effect on me! 😍🥰🤩🥰

Combine adorable owlets with beautiful owls and that stunning summer tanager, and I am reduced to a pile of squeeing goo. 🥰

These are absolutely stunning pictures, and I LOVE every one of them to bits! *SIGH*?*