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So, this is what I found in my front yard yesterday

Yeah, I live about a mile from Papago Park, which is enormous, and it even has the AZ National Guard there. There are peregrine falcons in the buttes around there, and even in the skyscrapers in downtown PHX.

Papago? You mean, Tohono O'odham. :mrgreen:
 
OK, its my neighbor's yard, high up in a pine tree. It is a large Horned Owl that has recently moved in. Now, my neighborhood was built in 1957, and I've lived there most of my life. An owl sighting used to be pretty rare. In the last few years we have had coyotes in the area and we had a family of javelinas that got onto the football field of the grade school behind my house. Also had a Cooper's hawk fly into my front window (with a pigeon in its claws). In the last few years we have had an invasion of peach faced lovebirds establish here as well. I am always amazed to find wild life in my central Phoenix neiborhood.

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great photo.
 
great photo.

This is why I own a DSLR and several lenses. And this is the proof I give to my friends that think shooting pictures with an Iphone is not the same as a quality camera.

I used a 250mm lens on this, got me right up to the subject. Hell, my 15x70 astronomy binoculars couldn't focus on him, too close at 25 feet away.
 
This is why I own a DSLR and several lenses. And this is the proof I give to my friends that think shooting pictures with an Iphone is not the same as a quality camera.

I used a 250mm lens on this, got me right up to the subject. Hell, my 15x70 astronomy binoculars couldn't focus on him, too close at 25 feet away.

occasionally, i'll get a pretty good shot with my phone; they've done wonders with the technology. however, if zoom is needed or if low light is a factor, i'd definitely prefer my DSLR.
 
OK, its my neighbor's yard, high up in a pine tree. It is a large Horned Owl that has recently moved in. Now, my neighborhood was built in 1957, and I've lived there most of my life. An owl sighting used to be pretty rare. In the last few years we have had coyotes in the area and we had a family of javelinas that got onto the football field of the grade school behind my house. Also had a Cooper's hawk fly into my front window (with a pigeon in its claws). In the last few years we have had an invasion of peach faced lovebirds establish here as well. I am always amazed to find wild life in my central Phoenix neiborhood.

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Absolutely awesome! I love owls... wait... that guy looks familiar. Dang, I think it's one of my second cousins who flew south a few years back because he heard dry heat was good for the feathers. Tell him Hooter Babe says hi! :)
 
I love owls! Especially their big eyes!
 
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