They were all alive, set up for photographers to shoot pictures of.

Also, this response is to the over processed!

Well flash and some PP. Do people not use photoshop and just put pictures up straight from their camera? I'm not a purist! I go for the picture looking good. Straight out of my Nikon the photos look flat and lack saturation. Not what my eyes see.

Sweet shots!

Owls at the Carolina Raptor Center in Charlotte

Peek-a-Boo

Yes, long lens and ran to get behind car further away. Lots of over people there and a ranger to help us keep clear, but experience the awesomeness of this great animal.

Lucky find in Yellowstone about a week ago. We drove on the opposite side of the river and stopped. He walked along the edge, stood up, came across the water in front of us, then went up a steep rocky embankment, posed and then came back down and went into the woods. About 400 shots taken during the 20 to 30 minutes. Beautiful and Lucky moments.

Your absolutely right. We had this animal go between the photographers and the bank, then crossed back to the other side in front of the fisherman. Crazy lucky shot. Later a person or two in another location went right up to one we were filming near the road. They think they are domestic.........could have been a bad situation for that visitor. Told her to move away.

Thanks, I will be posting more in the future. Love all the posts and information.

Shot at Yellowstone a few days ago.