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Image title	This was the highlight of the Kruger trip for me, African scops owl (Otus senegalensis). It is our smallest owl, about the size of a sparrow. This little owl gives a monotonous quivering distinctive "prrrp" at five second intervals, which Esther recognised as soon as she heard it, causing a rush to find it in the trees outside the chalet. It has ear tufts, but they are usually folded back unless it is disturbed. Something else about these photos, they were all taken handheld at 1/60th of a second, something I would not have believed possible until I tried it. The lighting is just a normal hand torch, I would not use a flash with night birds as it would be highly unethical as it can damage their eyes. The hand holding at such a slow shutter speed was made possible by the combination of optical image stabilisation of the 400mm f1.8 lens, the ability of the lens to open to f1.8, and the in-body image stabilisation of the Canon R5 which is off the scale amazing.
Camera manufacturer	Canon
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Author	Derek Keats
Copyright holder	CC BY
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ISO speed rating	1,000
Date and time of data generation	19:11, 12 April 2021
Lens focal length	400 mm
User comments	This was the highlight of the Kruger trip for me, African scops owl (Otus senegalensis). It is our smallest owl, about the size of a sparrow. This little owl gives a monotonous quivering distinctive "prrrp" at five second intervals, which Esther recognised as soon as she heard it, causing a rush to find it in the trees outside the chalet. It has ear tufts, but they are usually folded back unless it is disturbed. Something else about these photos, they were all taken handheld at 1/60th of a second, something I would not have believed possible until I tried it. The lighting is just a normal hand torch, I would not use a flash with night birds as it would be highly unethical as it can damage their eyes. The hand holding at such a slow shutter speed was made possible by the combination of optical image stabilisation of the 400mm f1.8 lens, the ability of the lens to open to f1.8, and the in-body image stabilisation of the Canon R5 which is off the scale amazing.
Short title	African scops owl (Otus senegalensis) at Kruger National Park, South Africa.
JPEG file comment	This was the highlight of the Kruger trip for me, African scops owl (Otus senegalensis). It is our smallest owl, about the size of a sparrow. This little owl gives a monotonous quivering distinctive "prrrp" at five second intervals, which Esther recognised as soon as she heard it, causing a rush to find it in the trees outside the chalet. It has ear tufts, but they are usually folded back unless it is disturbed. Something else about these photos, they were all taken handheld at 1/60th of a second, something I would not have believed possible until I tried it. The lighting is just a normal hand torch, I would not use a flash with night birds as it would be highly unethical as it can damage their eyes. The hand holding at such a slow shutter speed was made possible by the combination of optical image stabilisation of the 400mm f1.8 lens, the ability of the lens to open to f1.8, and the in-body image stabilisation of the Canon R5 which is off the scale amazing.
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File change date and time	20:45, 18 June 2021
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Date and time of digitizing	19:11, 12 April 2021
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Lens used	EF400mm f/2.8L IS II USM
Serial number of camera	023121000008
Date metadata was last modified	22:44, 16 June 2021
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Keywords	African Scops Owl bird-of-prey Otus senegalensis bird watching Kruger National Park birds of prey Kruger Park taxonomy:family=Strigidae birds nature birds-of-prey taxonomy:binomial=Otus senegalensis birding bird Strigidae owls South Africa

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