I photographed this Great Gray Owl (Great Grey Owl in some parts of the world) using my Sony a1 mirrorless camera with the FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS zoom lens @348mm in a winter snowstorm during my winter owl workshop.
Owls have such a mysterious grace about them. One of my favourite facts about the Great Gray Owl is that it is an optical illusion. It is one of the largest owls in the world (by length), and, at the same time, it's not that big at all. Great Gray Owls have relatively small bodies but are covered in so many dense layers of long feathers that they appear to be much bulkier than they are.
Great Gray Owl Phantom of the North (Strix nebulosa, Chouette Lapone, GGOW, Dark Wood Owl, Lapland Owl, Striped Owl, Lapp Striped Owl) ©Christopher Dodds Sony Alpha a1 Mirrorless Camera & Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS Lens @348mm ISO 6,400, F6.3 @ 1/5,000s Manual Exposure mode. Join me for my winter owl workshops in January.
