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From Jan Pokluda

Original Czech Text

SÝC ROUSNÝ - v poslední době jsem viděl na sítích vícero sýců rousných, tak se taky přidám do party. Tenhle snímek jsem pojal mírně kreativně a pořídil ho kolmo k nebi rovnou od paty buku, kam na mě vykoukl tenhle mladý zvědavec. Všímavý pozorovatel na snímku jistě zaznamená i pár mušek, co mladém sýcovi lezou po hlavě. Není žádným tajemstvím, že sýcové nejsou zrovna navonění šampóni. Jejich dutiny bývají plné živočišných mrtvolek, které svým zápachem lákají všeliký hmyz, kterýmžto se sýci příležitostně také živí.

V poslední době se mi sýci nějak vyhýbají, tak jsem zvědav, jestli na mě letos nějaký opět mrkne shůry. Za přizvání k tomuhle parádníkovi děkuju slovutném Lukáš Pich - kameraman přírody a velký dík patří taky jeho objeviteli a velkému sovímu nadšenci Ivo Hertl

I've seen several Boreal Owls on social media lately, so I'll join the party too. I took this photo in a slightly creative way, shooting it perpendicular to the sky directly from the base of a beech tree, where this young curious creature peeked out at me. An observant viewer will surely notice a few flies crawling on the young owl's head. It's no secret that owls aren't exactly perfumed with shampoo. Their cavities are often full of animal carcasses, whose smell attracts all kinds of insects, which the owls occasionally feed on.

Lately, owls have been avoiding me, so I'm curious to see if any will wink at me from above again this year.

I would like to thank the renowned Lukáš Pich, nature cameraman, for inviting me to meet this magnificent creature, and I would also like to thank its discoverer and great owl enthusiast, Ivo Hertl.

Nikon Z6 + Nikkor 500mm f/5.6 pf vr + 2 x TC, July 14, 2023

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