Photo by Harold Wilion via New England Wildlife
This owl checked out this new hole for a minute or so before moving on for his evening hunt. Luckily, he alerted to something and managed to keep still enough for a 1 second exposure. Since was already shooting at 12,800, I didn't take the time to shorten it to .5 sec @ 25,000 for fear of missing the shot while was adjusting setting and was hesitant to use such a high ISO, although he was close enough, that I don't think the noise would have been objectionable.
To paraphrase Arthur C Clarke, "Any sufficiently realistic plushie is indistinguishable from owl"
You guys come up with some of the best stuff sometimes! ๐