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Cute Tiny Owl Goes Viral So We Interviewed The Photographer (10 Pics)
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Cute Tiny Owl Goes Viral So We Interviewed The Photographer (10 Pics)

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After this super adorable photo of an owl hiding from rain took the internet by storm, we decided to reach out to the photographer Tanja Brandt to tell us more about it.

“Poldi, our little owl is 1,5 years old. I got him when he was five months old. He didn’t want to come out his egg and he was very small, the smallest. His six sisters were all hatched, and as he was the last to be born, days after the others, he was very small. I also have a Harris Hawk named Phönix, a Weissgesichtseule named Gandalf, and a snow owl named Uschi,” Tanja Brandt told Bored Panda.

“I think my animals like to be photographed. Why? Because I am always outside with my camera and with my animals. So we get to walk together, have fun, go on adventures, have little breaks… We take some pictures and after the animals can play again as we keep going. I know my animals very well and I can see their state of mind. If I go out with just one of my animals, the other get antsy and want to be with us. We have lot of fun together.”

“I’ve always loved animals, since I was a baby, unlike the rest of my family. When I was little, I found every sort of pet and then hid it for my parents. I love the beauty, power, loyalty, courage and friendship of animals. Many people could learn from them.”

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Thank you, Tanja Brandt for the interview and the images!

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ConnieFogoBlankenship
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love when animals are caught on "film" if they are doing something they do naturally. Animals are so curious, adventurous, unpredictable, loving etc. They can sense whether or not you are a threat to them. Then there is always a showoff in the crowd. One cannot take it for granted there are no dangerous animals out there, because there are. And you are wise to know wich ones are trustworthy, and which ones are not.

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suzemagoo
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wonderful photos and the greatest beauty and power lies in the relationship she clearly has being a peer, not a superior, to animals. Worth repeating: "Many people could learn from them."

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Yesica1993
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Of course she is superior. She's the one taking the beautiful photos of them.

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Melissa Menard
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I adore this photographer' talent and amazing untold stories behind these images. I hope Tanja Brandt will see my digital painting version of her photograph. Rainy-day-...0e-png.jpg Rainy-day-for-an-owl-Photoshop-digital-painting-low-617471612cd0e-png.jpg

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Janis Fontecchio
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bless You ! You are exactly what your little friends need, a loving mother and loyal friend. Thank you so much for loving and caring for them. You are a real life inspiration.

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JoanneArnold
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I saw a photo of the German Shepard with a Harris Hawk posted by a friend on Facebook today and thought it was Photoshopped. But finding her sig on a larger version of the same photo I found her website and saw all the wonderful photos of the dog with the precious little owl but no Harris Hawk. But then I saw this article and see she DOES have a Harris so the photo was obviously real! Her photos are so wonderful and fun... I just LOVE them! :o)

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JamesShank
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This owl has overcome my pathological phobia of wild fungi.

jevais avatar
jevais
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hello Boredpanda, please will stop posting wild animals as pets! After the sale of Arms, drugs, wild animals are sold by a wordwide Mafias. The worest goverments worldwide benfit from the money made with illegal sales of wild animals. One must be responseble of one's acts. Please stop posting such awful pictures of made by these heartless people. Thank very much.

jevais avatar
jevais
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cute, adorable, what else? Owls are wild animals , they fly be free and hunt for themselves. How stupid and cruel to have them as "Pets"! Why all you who "think" it's cute, adorable to have wild animals as pets, don't realise the unhappiness of other ceatures other then yourself. Try to put yourself in the same conditions as all of these poor beast. Would like to used as a toy or an IT object?? Think about it, just once, OK?

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HenriGizowski
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Absolute crass commercial exploitation of the worst kind, disguised as heart tugging art with animals. The photographer should be ashamed! Get a life and find something worthwhile to do with the rest of life!

jevais avatar
jevais
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Monsieur, I agree totally with you. Animals are not objects or "IT" statuts symbols.

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GeorgeRozehnal
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The beauty and the tenderness between these unusual friends leaves me speechless... just plain beautiful.

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jevais avatar
jevais
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No it is not! The poor thing is not living the life it should. It has been taken to be toy for a self centered idiot, who doesn't respect other species.

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YunongWu
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

this poor-pitiful owl is even started being Abstract,it's gonna be sick or die soon,can't imaging how this photographer give it's pose and play it like a ball-joint doll,how could a photographer who love the nature give the children of God the foot chains,the rain in the first picture is too fake,LOL,seems like people love beautiful lies so much,

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jevais avatar
jevais
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When they are slaves to humains or free to live as God made them to be?

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PhyllisSteging
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How lucky is she? Pretty nice way to live your life. The tiny owl is adorable!!!!

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Jude
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Poldi behind the camera: "Hey, mom, you'll have to crouch lower down if I'm going to get more than just your feet in the photo." -- I've yet to see a little owl that didn't look totally adorable!

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PhyllisSofia
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Very appealing! I usually don't approve of wild animals as pets, but since she actually hatched them herself, they aren't "wild" anymore.......she has a beautiful way with her camera! I really enjoyed the stories in her photographs!

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MyrandaValles
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thank You for sharing this. Completely adorable little tiny guy :)

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NicolasCruz
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Love to contact her to see if she would like to take pix's in Oregon!

get_oudda_here avatar
ConnieFogoBlankenship
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love when animals are caught on "film" if they are doing something they do naturally. Animals are so curious, adventurous, unpredictable, loving etc. They can sense whether or not you are a threat to them. Then there is always a showoff in the crowd. One cannot take it for granted there are no dangerous animals out there, because there are. And you are wise to know wich ones are trustworthy, and which ones are not.

heycroft avatar
suzemagoo
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wonderful photos and the greatest beauty and power lies in the relationship she clearly has being a peer, not a superior, to animals. Worth repeating: "Many people could learn from them."

yesica1993 avatar
Yesica1993
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Of course she is superior. She's the one taking the beautiful photos of them.

Load More Replies...
melissamenard avatar
Melissa Menard
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I adore this photographer' talent and amazing untold stories behind these images. I hope Tanja Brandt will see my digital painting version of her photograph. Rainy-day-...0e-png.jpg Rainy-day-for-an-owl-Photoshop-digital-painting-low-617471612cd0e-png.jpg

janis_fontecchio avatar
Janis Fontecchio
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bless You ! You are exactly what your little friends need, a loving mother and loyal friend. Thank you so much for loving and caring for them. You are a real life inspiration.

jmnjo1 avatar
JoanneArnold
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I saw a photo of the German Shepard with a Harris Hawk posted by a friend on Facebook today and thought it was Photoshopped. But finding her sig on a larger version of the same photo I found her website and saw all the wonderful photos of the dog with the precious little owl but no Harris Hawk. But then I saw this article and see she DOES have a Harris so the photo was obviously real! Her photos are so wonderful and fun... I just LOVE them! :o)

jshankjr avatar
JamesShank
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This owl has overcome my pathological phobia of wild fungi.

jevais avatar
jevais
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hello Boredpanda, please will stop posting wild animals as pets! After the sale of Arms, drugs, wild animals are sold by a wordwide Mafias. The worest goverments worldwide benfit from the money made with illegal sales of wild animals. One must be responseble of one's acts. Please stop posting such awful pictures of made by these heartless people. Thank very much.

jevais avatar
jevais
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cute, adorable, what else? Owls are wild animals , they fly be free and hunt for themselves. How stupid and cruel to have them as "Pets"! Why all you who "think" it's cute, adorable to have wild animals as pets, don't realise the unhappiness of other ceatures other then yourself. Try to put yourself in the same conditions as all of these poor beast. Would like to used as a toy or an IT object?? Think about it, just once, OK?

henri_gizowski avatar
HenriGizowski
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Absolute crass commercial exploitation of the worst kind, disguised as heart tugging art with animals. The photographer should be ashamed! Get a life and find something worthwhile to do with the rest of life!

jevais avatar
jevais
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Monsieur, I agree totally with you. Animals are not objects or "IT" statuts symbols.

Load More Replies...
grmail avatar
GeorgeRozehnal
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The beauty and the tenderness between these unusual friends leaves me speechless... just plain beautiful.

54f95ef221e8e avatar
jevais avatar
jevais
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No it is not! The poor thing is not living the life it should. It has been taken to be toy for a self centered idiot, who doesn't respect other species.

Load More Replies...
yunongwu avatar
YunongWu
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

this poor-pitiful owl is even started being Abstract,it's gonna be sick or die soon,can't imaging how this photographer give it's pose and play it like a ball-joint doll,how could a photographer who love the nature give the children of God the foot chains,the rain in the first picture is too fake,LOL,seems like people love beautiful lies so much,

eviefick avatar
jevais avatar
jevais
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When they are slaves to humains or free to live as God made them to be?

Load More Replies...
psbusi avatar
PhyllisSteging
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How lucky is she? Pretty nice way to live your life. The tiny owl is adorable!!!!

isomorphix avatar
Jude
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Poldi behind the camera: "Hey, mom, you'll have to crouch lower down if I'm going to get more than just your feet in the photo." -- I've yet to see a little owl that didn't look totally adorable!

phyllisitass avatar
PhyllisSofia
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Very appealing! I usually don't approve of wild animals as pets, but since she actually hatched them herself, they aren't "wild" anymore.......she has a beautiful way with her camera! I really enjoyed the stories in her photographs!

mkvalles avatar
MyrandaValles
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thank You for sharing this. Completely adorable little tiny guy :)

cruzn_nr56 avatar
NicolasCruz
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Love to contact her to see if she would like to take pix's in Oregon!

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