No one was moving before the owl changed to this position, so perhaps it was reacting to something it saw in the distance to the south.
Location: Hampton Beach State Park Hampton, NH, United States
Gear: Canon EOS 30D with 500 mm (FL: 700.0 mm) Exposure: 1/2000 sec f7.1 +0.0 ISO: 200.
Photographed by Scott J. Spangenberg 1/30/12 3:52:28 PM.
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