Bird Photography with the Nikon Z9 | An Amazing Encounter with a Barred Owl
Join me on a breathtaking hiking adventure through the enchanting woods as I set out to capture the elusive beauty of a barred owl. Witness the serene natural surroundings, immerse yourself in the calming sounds of nature, and experience the thrill of spotting and photographing this majestic bird in its natural habitat. Get ready for an unforgettable journey filled with stunning scenery and captivating wildlife encounters.
This was a really amazing experience and one that I really needed as I have been feeling pretty burnt out lately with everything going on. It is amazing what being out in nature will do for your mental health.
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I cant believe how close that Barred owl was in the wild beautiful video
Thank you for watching! it was an amazing experience to be able to be too close to it!
👍👏👏👏👏👏😍🦉🎞️🎥🙋
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed !
Love watching birds of prey...........
They are amazing to watching! Thanks for watching!
Wow! What an amazing and sacred encounter with a beautiful barred owl! Just being in the presence of this beautiful animal and accepting its invitation to linger and observe is so meaningful and healing. I so deeply appreciate your ethics and profound respect for this beautiful animal. The photography is incredible but it is always secondary to protecting the wildlife and safeguarding their wellbeing!
Thanks you for watching I appreciate the kind words!
So many photos of owls show the birds eyes wide open and staring directly at the camera, a definite sign of alertness and caution. I appreciate photos/videos with owls relaxed, eyessearching and hunting, closing, sleeping, aware of your presence but not threatened. Well done! I posted a few photos and a storyline on FB a few years ago with a similar story to you spending so much time with an amazing bird. I agree that there is something, almost spiritual, about being in the presence of something so beautiful. I love your respect. A habit that I have taken on is thanking my subjects for allowing me to spend a little bit of time with them. I thank you for sharing this.
Thanks for watching I really appreciate it! I like your practice of thanking your subject, that’s a nice finishing touch to an encounter!
Lovely video man...beautiful Owl. Which tripod you are using?
Thanks for watching I'm glad you enjoyed it! I use the Benro Mach 3 aluminum tripod. I have a link below in my video description if you would like to check out the exact model. Thanks for watching!
Nice! To bad you didn't have the chance for any in-flight photos. Maybe next time.
Thanks for watching! Yes that was a bummer. I bet if I was able to stay longer that day I would have gotten some. Next time!
Excellent video Todd, they are one of my favorite birds to photograph. I have found that Barred Owls are very tolerant of people. I have had one land 5 feet from my foot to catch a snake and it sat there and ate it while I stood and watched. I had 3 Barred Owlets sit beside me 10ft away while the adults brought them Crayfish that they catch in a small river near my home. I am really impressed with your videos, everything you do is very ethical and shows great respect for our wildlife!! Thanks for sharing and keep up the great work.
Thanks for watching and for the comment I really appreciate it! Sounds like you have gotten some great encounters with them. Around here they are usually hit or miss with tolerance to people. In the winter they are usually more tolerant. Thanks again!
Exciting. Really fun videos. The Z8 just got some updates, one of which is bird AF similar to the Z9. Looking forward to trying to photograph an owl in the wild myself. Actually, this is one of my photography bucket list shots… an owl in the wild. Don’t really know where there are owls (though, I’m sure they are all around me, I just don’t notice). So I’ll probably find a wildlife meetup group and tag alone one day. Fun to watch these videos, I’m sure they are very hard to make.
Thanks for watching I really appreciate it! The Z8 sounds like am amazing camera was well good luck with it! Wildlife groups are great ways to learn from others. it is amazing how much information you can learn from fellow birders who have been in the area for a long time. There are some good sources online to find wildlife, eBird being a good source to find sightings of different birds specifically. Best of luck and thanks for watching!
Amazing encounter! Good job taking care not to annoy/flush it from its perch.
Thanks for watching! I appreciate it!
Hi Todd ! Great video !!! Beautiful owl and it's images !!!
Thank you for the kind words!
Hi Todd, awesome video ! last week I had the pleasure of viewing Barred Owls at a friends property in Ellington, we approached very slowly and quietly, the owl filled the frame at 700mm ,then we left just as quietly as we came. Not the best image since he was deep within the pine trees but still exciting to see so close.
Thanks for watching! Sounds like you also had a great encounter! Even if you don't get good photos the encounter is still amazing!
Beautiful video 🦉📸🙌🏻
Thanks for watching!
Great adventure. Thanks for sharing 👍
Thanks for watching I am glad you enjoyed!
I spent a similar time with a Barred Owl just yesterday. Beautiful creatures. I am still editing the way too many photos I took. 🙂
Thanks for watching! Finding one of these amazing birds always results in way too many photos haha!
Wow Todd, what a great find. looks an older individual? It reminds me of our tawny Owls, over her in the UK which are generally nocturnal and sedentary, unless feeding young in Spring.
Thanks for watching! I was thinking that it may be an older individual as well. The Barred owls are very similar in habitat and diet to the Tawny owls and likely fulfill the same ecological niche since barred owls are only found in North America.
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Nice video, Todd. I was wondering, how do you like using a fluid head for wildlife photography? I'm currently using a similar head as yours but many recommend a gimbal head instead.
Thanks for watching! I prefer the video head because it allows me to adjust the tension on the movement of the head. This makes it smoother for video work I think. I haven’t had good luck with the gimbals in doing that but I’m sure the more expensive ones would have a tension control option maybe.
Your VR is on sport and you are working on a tripod. Are you aware of that?
Yes I normally keep it on sport to help keep the image smoother in the viewfinder. I don’t see any noticeable difference with VR on or off when using a tripod with my setup. Thanks for watching.