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The Nest...

Civetta Athene noctua

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The Nest sent on September 14, 2015 (19:48) by Marco Fabbri. 76 comments, 5562 views.

Specie: Athene noctua

Questa è una foto che racchiude il lavoro di un' anno e non solo... Voglio condividere con voi questo scatto, ma prima di rispondere a varie domande devo spendere due parole che spero leggiate. Tutto iniziò da una foto vista sul un vecchio libro anni fa,una foto che mi lascio il segno, ma soprattutto tante domande. Passai i giorni a cercare quelle risposte e spreme la mia mente, volevo capire,come fosse possibile, replicare uno scatto simile che solo in pochi sono riusciti a fare ma soprattutto in pochissimi ne hanno le capacità. Capii che solo il tempo e la fortuna abbinata alla profonda conoscenza del soggetto non bastavano! Aiutato dal mitico compagno di avventure Fabio, il nostro progetto inizio' con la scoperta di un buco naturale in un vecchio albero, capimmo subito che non dovevamo farcelo scappare! Molte variabili coincidevano con quello che cercavamo! Inizio un duro lavoro di falegnameria, ripulimmo il tronco allargandolo il più possibile e cercando di renderlo comodo e ospitale, mettendo in pratica tutto quello che avevamo studiato a riguardo sui libri. Poi decidemmo di creare aperture che in base calcoli prove fatte a casa in precedenza ci diedro la base teorica , sempre con la paura,l'incertezza e l'inesperienza che si ha in un nuovo progetto. Creammo tappi perfettamente ermetici ricoperti con il materiale tolto nei lavori di foratura, tutto perfettamente nascosto per non insospettire o scoraggiare il"fortunato". Installammo due microtelecamere ad infrarossi per avere la situazione sempre sotto controllo da varie prospettive, soprattutto per studiare i comportamenti e le abitudini che un libro non insegna. Non sto a parlarvi troppo del finale per non annoiarvi ma come potete vedere quest'anno quel nido a qualcuno e' piaciuto. Condividendo con voi questo scatto, sono consapevole che alcune persone possano pensare che sia un'attentato alla specie, non ho paura di ricevere critiche ma vi chiedo di non farle con la fretta, dentro di me ho la consapevolezza di aver agito mettendo la cosa più importante al primo posto. L'Amore per la vita di una specie affascinante! Questa foto è l'unica di un'unica uscita! Tutto questo per dire che abbiamo osservato sperato e lavorato un'anno per portare a casa un'istante. Grazie per aver letto fino qui! E un abbraccio a Fabio compagno di lunghe notti davanti a un monitor! Ciao civettina! Marco.



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avatarsenior
sent on September 15, 2015 (20:47) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Beautiful, hello Andrea

avatarsupporter
sent on September 15, 2015 (20:48) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Very beautiful.

avatarsenior
sent on September 15, 2015 (21:26) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Beautiful story. It seems to be a pullo to eat the insect carried by the mother. Congratulations.

avatarjunior
sent on September 15, 2015 (21:59) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

In a fit like that can not be absolutely critical, step such that as you already said so few people are able to do that and yet I am meditating for a while 'time.
Just remember one very important thing, always have respect for the subject that we are photographing especially if you deal with wild animals and respect the environment around us without any damage, the fact that you can only get a lot of compliments and a lot of work and envy the results you've gotten compliments

avatarsenior
sent on September 15, 2015 (22:51) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Exciting, is the picture is the story. Compliments. Hello.

avatarsupporter
sent on September 15, 2015 (22:55) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Compliments ;-)

avatarsenior
sent on September 16, 2015 (7:10) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Congratulations for the work done and for the result!

avatarsenior
sent on September 16, 2015 (16:37) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

beautiful document !!!!!!

avatarjunior
sent on September 16, 2015 (18:14) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

I can not help but virtually shake hands with Mark, my "partner" of photography, after having already done in person.
I confirm what this release is the finding in the first place, a lot of patience. All work on site must be made in the right time of year, when the owls are not disturbed and insospettite from our work.
Patience because not all places and situations are employment-nest by our subject, and so often fruitless search that lasted for months and months. Allow me to tell some additional detail of the adventure and I apologize in advance if I'm long-winded. I think if I were on the other side would be interested in as much detail as possible so I start;

Aware that such a project tovrebbe taken away so many resources of time and effort, we could not act in the case.
The many months of waiting, once prepared the nest, our patience paid off at that very afternoon when we found some wads of owl just below the nest. From there they left long sessions of observation through the two internal cameras and through binoculars from a distance up to significant episode.
The male on a late afternoon in April, comes to the nest with a wedding gift for her beautiful. Probably a little rat snake ...
From that day we began to hope for the best and in fact a little later the female began hatching.
4 chicks were born in early June.
Our dream was coming true.
We decided on purpose not to devote to the shots coming with prey. In our hearts was a bit 'a formprotection to a family that in some ways we had helped train.
In addition, our goal was this shooting, the reason why we set up the whole thing. A single shot we said; go as he goes ...
A shot that enters inmost of a brood even if they only owl.
For us it was not right to try more.
A classic coming to nest in flight is only a matter of technique. It would not have the same flavor of some shots more "sweaty" in which errors would have been fatal for the outcome.
We tried to photograph the parents in their environment hunting leaving them free to attend or not the roost that had made them available.
Here truly we said, we are workingfine!!!
Frequently more or less regular were preparing our shot coming to roost and so frequently the two parents continued to rest on it.
We spent evenings just to observe their behavior through a camera focused on the roost. We could see the male arrive with various prey on perch and immediately after the female venirsele to take. Switch on the camera in the nest, and within seconds the female brought her small.
In our small and simple with our limited means, we investigated and discovered much about the habits of the couple.
The tenacity showed that adults in continuing to attend the roost gave us courage to groped the shooting we had in mind. For us it was a new situation, unpredictable and the fear of alarming parents with a shot inside the nest was real!
However, we said; if you tolerate the photos on a perch where they are not obliged to come, why should not they do it at the entrance of the nest?
So arrives the fateful evening.
We wait a couple of arrivals without pressing the button and the third arrival finally click.
To our surprise, after a few minutes the parents resume regular business nurturing offspring which has really calmed down ...!
We knew that the first round of intense cues after sunset lasted an hour after which the parents were taking a break, leaving little time to digest the "breakfast".
So it was that night. We took advantage of that time to go to disassemble the camera and only once on the ground watched the display ....
Ricordo again the words of Mark:
Fabio, we did a shot of Madonna !!!
We left a few nights of peace to the family, and we resumed groped shots in new situations, always away from the nest.
At present this is so;
Parents, as very often happens, once fledged small, they have dropped out of the nest.
After about a month we decided to continue to monitor the situation through internal cameras. Now parents are continuing to spend the day inside the nest. Not every day but with a frequency of two / three times a week.
This bodes well for next year and makes us aware that our noise was minimal.
The roost instead has since been replaced butevery night is visited at least two or three times by our owls and this on a regular basis even after the weaning of chicks.

More than a year of sacrifice and hard work to get less than ten good shots but with the knowledge that they have learned a lot about the life of owls. This convinced us even more that shooting is only the final part and not for determining force in a project like this.
We feel also lucky to have been able to enjoy such beauty ....

avatarjunior
sent on September 16, 2015 (22:04) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

That's what you call making Photography !! Bravi!

avatarsenior
sent on September 16, 2015 (22:36) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

the background is not very nice ...... JOKE !!! It is wonderful !!! wow!

avatarsenior
sent on September 16, 2015 (22:50) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Just reward for the hard work, love and respect for nature that took you.
Congratulations

Hello
Riccardo

avatarsenior
sent on September 17, 2015 (13:33) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Many thanks to all of you!
And a special thanks to Fabio, who gave a nice added value to the description of the shot!

avatarsenior
sent on September 17, 2015 (21:13) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

wow! wow! wow! wow! Spontaneous applause both for shooting and for what you have done, I fotogravo the owl for a year at his lair, but it has not been the subject of niidificazione, and I know that you have not bothered because "my" owl showed behavior towards my hut absolute tranquility, I have never seen swaying movement typical of when is alerted, this is because I think I have got used to the shed quietly, gradually approaching and the frequency of ambushes, therefore, concluded, bravissimiiiiiiii

avatarsenior
sent on September 17, 2015 (22:19) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Thanks Antonio!
Always good to me! ;-)
Greetings
To you and your owl!

avatarsenior
sent on September 18, 2015 (22:49) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Bravissimo !!! I see only now after a short absence. Over the years I have set myself a something in the garden; the tests are quite satisfactory but can not attract that great tits. Among other things, this year, for the first time since '99, have ignored what I had prepared for them.

avatarsupporter
sent on September 19, 2015 (10:36) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Exceptional document, the result of a project and an admirable mastery of photographic technique. wow! wow! wow!
From everything you've told your immense passion shines through. I am sincerely admired in front of your commitment and the great results it produced.
Best wishes, Mario

avatarsenior
sent on September 19, 2015 (11:00) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Only so many compliments !!!! Good :-P

avatarsupporter
sent on September 19, 2015 (11:43) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

I think that there are many words to describe this shoot, only applause! I imagine the satisfaction after all the work you have done; it was worth absolutely worth it!
Congratulations to the study, documentation, patience and technique of shooting .. All performed masterfully!

Greetings, Leonardo

avatarsupporter
sent on September 19, 2015 (19:27) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

wow! wow! wow!




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