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submitted 3 weeks ago by anon6789 to c/superbowl

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From Richard Gotz

I left my tripod unattended for 2 minutes when this guy came along and commandeered it.

Thank you Tammy for sending this image to me.

From Richard Gotz

While standing on the road with many other photographers, I had the good fortune to have this GGO land right in front of me. Without moving, I switched my settings to 1/160s f/8 iso 280 and let the 800mm do the rest.

Very unique post for you today. It's 3 separate posts in 1.

A group of photographers were out shooting owls when Richard Gotz had a Great Gray land on his tripod. That moment was captured, but also another photographer captured his surprise, and he was also able to get a photo himself with his high magnification lens. We're left with multiple perspectives of what must have been a very magical moment of time for those present!

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[–] marron12 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It does look awfully delicate for all that it does. Hollow bones, tiny muscles. A lot of performance. And how much control do they have over individual wing feathers? (Not asking for an answer, just thinking out loud.) It's fascinating.

[–] anon6789 2 points 3 weeks ago

I'm not sure how much it is individual feathers. I'm picturing clusters of various sizes, like a plumicorns section, maybe some facial disc sections. With the contour feathers that give them their overall shape, you can really see the end result when they either fluff or tighten in defensive postures, or just when they're trapping warm air when it's cold.

It's something I'm always keeping an eye out for more data on. Even if it's pretty basic, it's still a cool trait, and if it's more extreme, there's got to be done near reasons for it.