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The next couple photos I'm posting are easily the best I've ever taken of any animal...I'm honestly more proud of these than I have been of pretty much anything I've done in a long time. Everything in these photos I created, including the raptor program seal in the corner (I'm sure the photo that came from will be posted soon enough). I have copies of these without the text or stamp, but since the aviaries are where I took these shots I figure I can give them a little credit and maybe get some of these published. This particular bird is a Eurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo), the largest species of owl in the world (body length of 24 - 29 inches, a wingspan of 5 - 6 feet, and weighs 3 1/2 - 9 pounds), and I think its obvious why I photographed him. His eyes really are that color...and he's generally quite a bit more ornery than he looks. He's one of three birds that requires a full arm glove to handle, the others are our eagles. Hope you like it and I hope Dr. Parks Likes it.