I know. I know...not the greatest photo in the world. However, a scope's view is all we got of this Spotted Eagle-Owl (Bubo africanus) perched atop a rocky escarpment. We were birding in the Namib-Naukluft National Park of Namibia which encompasses part of the Namib Desert (considered the world's oldest desert) and the Naukluft mountain range. This is a medium-sized, gray-brown owl with lightly blotched underparts and fine barring. The iris is yellow. It is the smallest of the Eagle-Owls. Temperatures were in the upper 70's on this overcast morning.
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| Exif | |
| Make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Model | NIKON D7000 |
| Orientation | top, left side |
| X Resolution | 1/300 inches |
| Y Resolution | 1/300 inches |
| Resolution Unit | Inches |
| Software | ViewNX 2.5 W |
| Date/Time | 2012:10:24 13:28:13 |
| Artist | |
| YCbCr Positioning | Center of pixel array |
| Copyright | |
| Exposure Time | 1/1250 sec |
| F-Number | F18 |
| Exposure Program | Program normal |
| ISO Speed Ratings | 2500 |
| Exif Version | 2.30 |
| Date/Time Original | 2012:08:11 11:48:33 |
| Date/Time Digitized | 2012:08:11 11:48:33 |
| Components Configuration | YCbCr |
| Exposure Bias Value | 0 |
| Max Aperture Value | F4.4 |
| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Light Source | Unknown |
| Flash | Unknown (16) |
| Focal Length | 50.0 mm |
| User Comment | ASCII |
| Sub-Sec Time | 30 |
| Sub-Sec Time Original | 30 |
| Sub-Sec Time Digitized | 30 |
| FlashPix Version | 1.00 |
| Color Space | Undefined |
| Exif Image Width | 543 pixels |
| Exif Image Height | 407 pixels |
| Sensing Method | One-chip color area sensor |
| File Source | Digital Still Camera (DSC) |
| Scene Type | Directly photographed image |
| CFA Pattern | |
| Compression | JPEG compression |
| Thumbnail Offset | 12456 bytes |
| Thumbnail Length | 2142 bytes |
| Thumbnail Data | [2142 bytes of thumbnail data] |
| GPS | |
| GPS Version ID | 2 2 2 2 |
| generated by EXIF-O-Matic on 2012.10.25 | |