Sign of the times

• Where was the image taken?

  In Lapland, Sweden, on the main E4 road.
• The bird in the photo

  Strix nebulosa (hu: Szákállas bagoly en: Great Gray Owl)
• Story of the image

  As I was driving along the E4 in Lapland, Sweden, I spotted a Great Grey Owl perched on a telegraph wire. By the time I had turned my vehicle around the bird had moved to a nearby branch. I made some images of the owl on the branch, and as I did so the bird flew onto a road sign. With the heavy traffic speeding past, the bird seemed completely unfazed. It was clearly comfortable, and had adapted to this environment. It was a very unusual, and unexpected encounter.

  Exif adatok

  Photo capture date

  2020-03-19T14:04:00

  Exposure time

  1/3200s

  Focal Length

  600mm

  Flash

  Flash did not fire

  Camera make

  NIKON CORPORATION

  Type of camera

  NIKON D5
• Category

  Birdo extra

• Fotós:

  Sandra Kenyon

  I live in the UK, but I am an avid explorer and get out in my campervan along roads less travelled, aiming to photograph the wildlife I encounter amidst some of Nature's most environmentally significant and diverse places. From photographing Puffins on a remote, snowy island hundreds of miles above the arctic circle, to photographing Dalmatian Pelicans in one of Europe's premier wetlands, I aim to capture unique and captivating images that inform and inspire.