A Curious Mottled Wood Owl watching us intently

            A large resident owl around 50 cms tall often sighted in thick canopy cover and near a water body. The Owl is endemic to India and due to the Mottled body colors, is hard to spot without a call. It is known as a strong predator and is a true Nocturnal Owl unlike several others which are mostly twilight / crepuscular. 

It was quite by chance that we came across the bird perched on a lovely tree. The day was very cloudy and that maybe the reason why the Owl was seen so late! It watched us for a while and moved to another nearby tree where it spent some more time. Unfortunately, there was not much of a view in the other tree, but we could see it looking around. After a while, it flew back to its home tree.

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Taken on: May 21, 2022

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Camera: Canon EOS R5, f/8.0, 1/640 sec, 700mm, ISO 1250 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS R5
Lens:	EF500mm f/4L IS II USM +1.4x III
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/640)
Focal Length:	700mm
ISO:	1250
Exposure Bias:	+2/3 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 12.4 (Windows)
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