Stunning portraits of wild owls

These eyes are worth looking at. Photographer Brad Wilson is known for his detailed and highly emotional studio shots of wild animals. His latest works are stunning studio portraits of multicolored owls gazing intently into the lens with their beautiful huge eyes. Brad Wilson has a special gift, no one has ever managed to capture wild owls so beautifully.

16 PHOTOS

1. In the photo: a spectacled owl. Owls have fascinated people for centuries. These silent nocturnal creatures have become the protagonists of many myths, legends, and fairy tales. (Photo: Brad Wilson).

2. In the photo: barn owl. These amazing birds are covered with mysticism and secrets: they are associated with the other world, they are credited with extraordinary wisdom, they are feared and at the same time very much appreciated. (Photo: Brad Wilson).

3. In the photo: virgin eagle owl. “My first encounter with owls was not mystical or otherworldly. I visited a nature reserve near my home in New Mexico on a sunny summer day at noon,” says the author of these wonderful pictures. (Photo: Brad Wilson).

4. In the photo: eagle owl. “In the reserve, I expected to see many beautiful birds, but I was especially delighted by the breathtaking beauty of the owl plumage patterns and their huge colored eyes,” says Brad Wilson of his first encounter with owls. (Photo: Brad Wilson).

5. Pictured: Western Long-eared Owl. Seeing owls, Brad Wilson immediately decided that he would immortalize their beauty in his portraits. First, he received permission for a photo session, and a few weeks later he set up a photo studio right in the reserve. Birds-models were brought to his studio by the employees of the reserve. (Photo: Brad Wilson).

6. In the photo: a rabbit owl. The photographer wanted to make the main frame of an owl looking directly into the lens. However, the birds did not succumb to the will of the photographer. (Photo: Brad Wilson).

7. On the photo: gray owl. The fact is that owls can turn their heads 270 degrees, and each of the photographer's feathered models preferred to look at the black background behind them, and not at Wilson and his lens. (Photo: Brad Wilson).

8. In the photo: a long-eared owl. Brad Wilson has been shooting wildlife for many years. He photographs them not in their habitats, but in animal rescue centers. (Photo: Brad Wilson).

9. In the photo: a sparrow owl. In recent years, Brad Wilson has created several series of portraits of animals treated in special rehabilitation centers to preserve the species. So it was with the owls. (Photo: Brad Wilson).

10. Western American scoop. Those eyes… (Photo: Brad Wilson).

11. a Western long-eared owl. (Photo: Brad Wilson).

12. Owl. (Photo: Brad Wilson).

13. Barn owl. (Photo: Brad Wilson).

14. a Virginian owl. (Photo: Brad Wilson).

15. Североамериканская совка. (Фото: Brad Wilson).

16. North American owl. For more of Brad Wilson's work, visit his website bradwilson.com. (Photo: Brad Wilson).

And here you can watch a short video about what a photographer's work looks like when photographing wild animals. A very inquisitive and friendly model turned out to be ... a rhinoceros.