28/05/2026
Few birds command the same presence as Verreaux’s Eagle-Owls. Powerful, intelligent and incredibly elusive, these giants of the night are not often seen displaying behaviour like this in the open. Capturing a brief mating interaction between the pair was special enough on its own, even if the lighting conditions were far from ideal.
With harsh backlighting and very little detail to work with straight out of camera, this image took a fair amount of work in post-processing to bring the scene back to life while still keeping it natural. A rewarding moment with one of Africa’s most iconic nocturnal predators. 🦉
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