Short-eared Owl

[PJM]

It is short-eared owl season here and I got lucky enough to spend a half hour or so with a pair at our local refuge.

With dinner:

 

[Jeff15]

Very good shots....

 

[jeffashman]

Some magnificent shots!

 

[PJM]

Very good shots....

Some magnificent shots!

Thanks guys!

 

[MitchP]

Beautiful shots!

 

[wobe]

Very nice shots, No.1 if I had to choose.

 

[Bill in Texas]

Wonderful images. Ours haven't shown in the usual numbers this year and then the refuge decided it was time to do a prescribed burn.

 

[PJM]

Beautiful shots!

Very nice shots, No.1 if I had to choose.

Wonderful images. Ours haven't shown in the usual numbers this year and then the refuge decided it was time to do a prescribed burn.

Thank you all for the comments.

What effect does that prescribed burn have on their food supply?

 

[Bill in Texas]

Thank you all for the comments.

What effect does that prescribed burn have on their food supply?

Sends it scurry for greener pastures so to speak.

 

[slat]

Nice ones.

 

[PJM]

Nice ones.

Thank you.

 

[John 2]

Great capture. I have yet to catch an owl on the winglike this. The nearest I get is them hooting at 3am in the morning.

 

[PJM]

Great capture. I have yet to catch an owl on the winglike this. The nearest I get is them hooting at 3am in the morning.

Thanks John. The come out late afternoon to hunt and give us a good opportunity to catch them in the air.