An Owl’s Peek-a-boo

STORY BEHIND THE IMAGE:

Whenever I am not in jungle, I used to take nature walks in nearby trails to watch and photography urban wildlife. One such park would be Lalbagh gardens. We can see a lot of spotted owlets here and they are residents at Lalbagh gardens.

On this day, I and my wife went there to see them. Unfortunately, we could not see any of them almost the whole day and we were so disappointed and tired. Finally, we decided to rest on a shade for a while and have a little snack before walking around. Even before we settle, we could see a lot of crows around circling around the tree nearby. My wife was quick & smart to decide that this could be because few owls are around somewhere. She asked me to take my camera and started to look around. (P.S – she is a great spotter).

“There it is… Oh, No! the owlet went inside” she said. Lock your focus on the hole on the trunk of the tree, she added. Now, I’m ready and seeing through my viewfinder.  Oh wow! there she is… gave a cute peek and went inside the hole getting afraid of the crows.

An Owl’s Peekaboo

NatGeo & BBC Wildlife Publication:

This image has two crowns of being published in both National geographic and BBC Wildlife. As a cherry on the cake, a Nat Geo editor shared his views about this image. You can read it below:

NatGeo Editor’s Feedback

An Owl’s Peekaboo – Frame

An Owl’s Peekaboo – Story

About the Author:

Alvis Lazarus

Alvis Lazarus is a Professional Wildlife Photographer from Nazareth. Alvis specializes in Wildlife Portraits and Wildlife Action Photography; he has traveled across India to see and photograph the rich wildlife of Incredible India. Alvis says “Wildlife Photography has an infinite learning since not a single wildlife moment repeats itself in the wilderness and that makes wildlife photography so challenging and exciting”.