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I photographed this captive Great Horned Owl at the Cape Coral Burrowing Owl Festival, a celebration of Cape Coral's official bird - the Burrowing Owl. The annual event offers the opportunity to see a number of animals which have been injured in the wild and have been rehabilitated, but their injuries have prevented them from being returned to the wild.

Explored March 7, 2012.

Great Horned Owl Portrait

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At about 10 inches (25cm) in length the American Kestrel (aka Sparrow Hawk) is North America's smallest falcon with the Florida population being smaller still. This male is about 7 inches (18cm) long.
I photographed this captive American Kestrel at the Cape Coral Burrowing Owl Festival, a celebration of Cape Coral's official bird - the Burrowing Owl. The annual event offers the opportunity to see a number of animals which have been injured in the wild and have been rehabilitated, but their injuries have prevented them from being returned to the wild.

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American Kestrel in Profile

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I photographed this lowlands Gorilla silverback at the Memphis Zoo and this is just one of many expressions that he showed me during the few minutes that I was in front of his troop's enclosure.

Lion Resting in the Shade of the Reid Park Zoo in Tucson, Arizona

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I photographed this lowlands Gorilla silverback at the Memphis Zoo and this is just one of many expressions that he showed me during the few minutes that I was in front of his troop's enclosure.

Silverback with a Cocked Head at the Memphis Zoo, Tennessee

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I photographed this captive Bald Eagle at the Cape Coral Burrowing Owl Festival, a celebration of Cape Coral's official bird - the Burrowing Owl. The annual event offers the opportunity to see a number of animals which have been injured in the wild and have been rehabilitated, but whose injuries have prevented them from being returned to the wild.

Bald Eagle Portrait (Profile) in Cape Coral, Florida