Burrowing Owl Chicks

[EricD]

Spent the last 2 days photographing Burrowing Owls in south Florida. I was in an area that had 6 underground nest.
This nest had six chicks in it.....hard to imagine how they all live together in that hole!!


Almost impossible to get all 6 to face the camera at the same time. The 6th one is behind the front left chick, you can just see the top of the head.

Here 3 of them are watching a passing plane in the sky

Adult female keeping an eye on the group......

 

[cgipson1]

Eric... lovely shots! Cute babies.. and the shot of Mom rocks!

 

[shefjr]

Those are really cool! I had no idea that some owls nested underground. That's crazy!

 

[greybeard]

lovely captures.........nice set

Tom

 

[dxqcanada]

Great shots.
Hmm, I did not realize Florida had Burrowing Owls. I always assumed they where located in the mid/west

 

[EricD]

Great shots.
Hmm, I did not realize Florida had Burrowing Owls. I always assumed they where located in the mid/west

yep! In South Florida we have (Cape Coral area especially) many dens. Very interesting info if you Google Florida Burrowing Owls.

 

[Joel_W]

Eric, just an outstanding set. And the picture of Mom is tremendous. :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

 

[alexandermjoyce]

just lovely! lens?

 

[Buckster]

Fantastic! Especially love the shot of the adult! I've only seen these in zoos before. What a treat to see them out in their natural habitat!

 

[EricD]

just lovely! lens?

Nikon 500mm F4 lens

 

[PixelRabbit]

Fantastic set! Love #2, what a great moment caught

 

[Pookie]

Love these. My favorite is the mom

 

[pgriz]

Outstanding set. The one of mom is super. Darn. sounds like a echo in this thread. But they are good. very, very good.

 

[IByte]

Maybe someone should nominate the mother picture for the picture of the month, great job.

 

[Skhigh]

I love in the first pic how they look both annoyed and bored...and then they are like.."WHAT IS THAT!!!" in the second shot. lol Great Pics!!