Giant Owl Lands On Photographer's Lense

[pastafreak]

Now this is a closeup! Such a magnificent bird.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10801567/Incredible-moment-Great-Gray-Owl-swoops-close-perches-photographers-lens.html?ico=amp-comments-viewall&_gl=1*lie0qs*_ga*SDBBX1BUb3RvNkhSamJOTGVIRlF0VV9OS0FrYmtIQlBPU0pPLVI2VjBCZ2F4akMtT3RiYW5XRWE0Qy03eEp0Rg..#reader-comments

[Patsy33]

Absolutely amazing!
Love the owl. What a privelige..

[tonyav]

WOW terrific, I'll bet that it isn't light weight either.

[Mozz71]

They're surprisingly light Tony. I've held an Eagle Owl before and they weigh very little. Their hollow bones reduce the weight considerably.

Magnificent critter.

[david small]

What a wonderful experience. Beautiful creature.

[tonyav]

Ah hollow bones, thanks Mozz.

[pastafreak]

I think the article stated that they only weigh about 1.5lbs. Lightweight but intimidating ;)

[tonyav]

Very light for it's size.

[gness]

Thanks, Pasta...just fantastic! We went to a birds of prey demo once. The owl took a liking to my red hair and kept making for my head.
Such wonderful birds.

[Canary42]

Having, like Mozz, experienced a similar event with a smaller "tame" owl, I suspect this bird has in the past also been trained to come to a perch on a held-out arm.

But of course, to imply it's completely wild, sexes up the story.

Nevertheless, this doesn't detract from the fact that it is a magnificent bird, and these are spectacular pics.

Thanks for the link pasta freak.

[10ClarionSt]

Brilliant photo, pasta. There used to be a couple of those at Coombe Martin Wildlife Park in North Devon. They also had a couple of European Eagle Owls. They are huge and amazing to see close up.
We've not had a visit from the Barn Owl for some time, which is disappointing. He would occasionally perch on our back fence. One of those Great Greys would make it collapse!

[burlyshirley]

Oh WOW that is an absolutely brilliant picture. What a stunning bird. I have a friend who is absolutely crackers on owls and I'm always trying to find owl related things for birthdays and Christmas !

[pastafreak]

I live across from a park, and look forward to hearing the calls of the owls as I fall asleep. I'm sure it's a lot smaller...but such a lovely sound.