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A barn owl with ruffled buff-and-white feathers perches on a lichen-covered wooden post in a windy coastal marsh, with reeds, tidal flats and a broad grey sky…

Barn Owl on the Windswept Marsh

A wild barn owl perched on a weathered post above a coastal marsh, its feathers ruffled by wind under soft overcast light.

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Authentic wildlife photograph, 16:9 wide landscape. A single wild barn owl perches on a weathered, lichen-spotted wooden post on the left third of the frame, body turned slightly, pale heart-shaped facial disc turned toward the camera, breast and back feathers visibly ruffled by a strong wind. Photographed from a low viewpoint at modest distance with a 300mm telephoto lens, the focal plane razor-sharp across the eyes and facial disc, fine feather barbs crisp, background softly blurred. Behind it a coastal marsh of bending reed and saltmarsh grasses, a pale tidal creek and a grey estuary under a wide, flat overcast sky, with open empty space to the right. Soft diffuse daylight, natural muted palette of cream-white, buff-gold, straw and slate grey, believable exposure, subtle sensor grain. Quiet observational documentary mood. No people, no text, no logos, no watermarks.

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