Keywords:"owl with pink eye lids", "Verreaux's Eagle-Owl", “Tarangire National Park”, Africa, bird, nature, owl, Tanzania, wildlife
Photo Info
Dimensions2173 x 1447
Original file size1.93 MB
Image typeJPEG
Color spacesRGB
Date taken10-Aug-12 12:28
Shooting Conditions
Camera makeCanon
Camera modelCanon EOS 60D
Focal length285 mm
Max lens aperturef/6.5
Exposure1/400 at f/8
FlashNot fired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeAuto
Exposure prog.Aperture priority
ISO speedISO 640
Metering modeSpot
A Verreaux's Eagle-Owl in an Acacia Tree-Tarangire National Park
Leaving the Tarangire woodlands, we see a Verreaux's Eagle-Owl. It has pink eye lids and is the largest African owl and the third yeaviest owl in the world, with a wingspread of over five feet. An apex avian predator, it hunts mostly at night.
