Wise Owl waiting for the moon to rise!

My dear Peter,

What a wonderful sunset picture with the wise owl here!! I am sure he will be happier when the moon rised! Great moment!

Have a nice Saturday!

Love Füsun
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My dear Füsun
Your visit is much appreciated. Thank you so much!
I'm pleased that you have enjoyed it!
As you know, the moon became visible only 3 minutes later, then maybe he went off to hunt for small mammals...
Best Wishes, a good weekend, and keep safe!!
Love Peter
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LOVELY, Peter !! Happy weekend !!!

Hi Marie-claire ,
Thank you very much!
I am pleased you found it interesting.
Best Wishes, a good weekend, and keep safe!!
Peter

Wonderful shot, Peter. Have a good weekend!

Hi Stephan,
Thank you so much for your very kind visit.
I'm pleased that you have enjoyed it!
Best Wishes, a good weekend, and keep safe!!
Peter

Beautiful moody image Peter.
Happy healthy weekend

Hi Jaap,
Your visit is most welcome. Thank you.
I am so happy that you like the scene.
Best Wishes, a good weekend, and keep safe!!
Peter

Grndiose et admirablement rendue avec cette belle tonalité.
Bonne et agréable fin de semaine salutaire

Hi Malik ,
Thank you so much for your very kind visit.
Glad you like it.
Best Wishes, a good weekend, and keep safe!!
Peter

Hi Peter ~~~ The wise owl knows that all things come to those that wait ~~~ what a good carving ~~~ Enjoy our weekend Peter & stay safe

Hi Nick ,
Thank you for visiting!
I'm happy that you had a good look!!
You are right, the moon did appear very soon after this photo!
He has been on ipernity before, but only in daylight...
Best Wishes, a good weekend, and keep safe!!
Peter

...a beautiful discovery, the owl has you fully in view, Peter...

Hi Erika ,
Your visit is most welcome. Thank you.
I am pleased you found it interesting.
I have met him before, but only in daylight!
Best Wishes, a good weekend, and keep safe!!
Peter

wenn die jetzt noch lebendig wäre

Hi Wilfried ,
Your visit is much appreciated. Thank you!
Glad you like it.
Of course she is alive, she flies when nobody is looking!
Best Wishes, a good weekend, and keep safe!!
Peter

Hi Peter,
Thanks for the link, which I remember and is lovely, but this picture is so beautiful! I love the background colours and the soft golden light on the very wise old owl!
Best wishes & good weekend,
Rosa.

Hi Rosa ,
Thank you for visiting!
I'm pleased that you have enjoyed it!
I took our camera club on a walk out here on Thursday, knowing full well it was here, but very few actually made a photo of it. They don't know what they missed!
Best Wishes, a good weekend, and keep safe!!
Peter

So beautiful against the colored sky.

Hi Esther ,
Thank you so much for your very kind visit.
I am so happy that you like the scene.
Best Wishes, a good week ahead, and keep safe!!
Peter

A beautifully carved owl and a terrific sky, - just right for hunting! A lovely shot and I like that you have taken it from a different angle from the previous image - it is like it has moved!!!

Have a lovely evening Peter.

Hi Carol ,
Your visit is most welcome. Thank you.
I'm happy that you had a good look!!
Perhaps the owl goes off hunting when nobody is around to watch!!!
Best Wishes, a good week ahead, and keep safe!!
Peter

Cool shot, Peter !

Hi Ulrich,
Your visit is most welcome. Thank you.
Glad you like it.
Best Wishes, a good week ahead, and keep safe!!
Peter

beautiful.......
Happy week:D

Hi Annemarie ,
Thank you so much for your very kind visit.
Glad you like it.
Best Wishes, a good week ahead, and keep safe!!
Peter

What a beautiful subject he makes. I like the lighting and the sky makes a beautiful backdrop.

Did you use a flash here?

Hi Karen ,
Your visit is much appreciated. Thank you!
I'm pleased that you have enjoyed it!
There is a bit of context to this photo, in that I had just been to the lake ( www.ipernity.com/doc/2247998/50886818 ) for the sunset, and then a walk round the field to the owl as part of a camera club outing, so what you can see is the last of the evening light.
As you quite rightly figured out, I did use a flash. The other settings were ISO 200, f 5.6 and 1/125 sec. (plus a white balance adjustment)
Strangely, the others I was with didn't seem interested in this owl.... Perhaps they were so happy to have seen the sunset!
Best Wishes, a good week ahead, and keep safe!!
Peter

Thanks so much for the info, Peter. You used your flash just right to give it enough light but not any glare. The result is very pleasant.