From Brian Jackson
This little Burrowing Owl attracts a lot of visitors to the Bolsa Chica Nature Reserve near Huntington Beach, California. I shot these images in good light at around noon on 1.23.25 with a handheld Nikon Z9 and Nikkor 800mm 6.3 PF lens at f6.3, S1/400, ISO 125.
You sly minx! err . . . owl . . ?
“I solemnly swear I am up to no good!”