About the Image(s)

A Barred Owl decided to locate her nest in the cavity of a tree near us, and it was fun to catch sight of her comings and goings a few times. There were two owlets in the nest that poked their heads out a couple times. This was taken with my 600mm and is cropped quite a bit. From the distance I was at, I couldn't tell that she had something in her mouth until I pulled it up on my laptop. This little snake had spent his whole life flat on the ground until he was scooped up for the ride of his life that day. He looks so happy seeing the trees and sky like he has never seen before! Unfortunately, little does he know......

This was taken at 600mm, ISO 6400, F7.1, and 1/500 sec. I lightened the owl a little to help her stand out, and used some dehaze and texture in Lightroom. I applied some clarity to the snake to make him more obvious. I appreciate any and all suggestions!