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The Watchful Rest

The Watchful Rest

  • Where was the image taken?
    Yala National Park, Sri Lanka
  • The bird in the photo
  • Story of the image

    This photograph was captured at Yala National Park, Sri Lanka. I was in a safari jeep, scanning the surroundings for wild birds around 2:00 PM when I noticed a Brown Fish Owl perched near a tree den. I immediately asked my safari driver to stop the jeep.
    Owls are among my favorite birds to photograph, so we spent a good amount of time observing this one. It was calmly resting on a branch, and after a while, it moved into the den and briefly peeked out—giving me the perfect opportunity to captur

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    Photo capture date

    2023-04-04T14:13:17

    Exposure time

    1/3200s

    Focal Length

    600mm

    Flash

    Flash did not fire

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