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Limnodromus griseus,
Morro Strand State Beach,
Morro Bay, California
Under unusual, smoky skies due to fires in California.
For a comparison to my previous photo of a Long-Eared Owl, here is a Short-Eared Owl taken five years ago in the same area with my former Nikon D750 and a 300mm prime lens.
Boundary Bay, Delta BC
The short-eared owl is a medium-sized owl measuring 34–43 cm (13–17 in) in length and weighing 206–475 g (7.3–16.8 oz). It has large eyes, a big head, a short neck, and broad wings. Its bill is short, strong, hooked and black. Its plumage is mottled tawny to brown with a barred tail and wings. The upper breast is significantly streaked. Its flight is characteristically floppy due to its irregular wingbeats. The short-eared owl may also be described as "moth or bat-like" in flight. Wingspans range from 85 to 110 cm (33 to 43 in). Females are slightly larger than males. The yellow-orange eyes of A. flammeus are exaggerated by black rings encircling each eye, giving the appearance of them wearing mascara, and large, whitish disks of plumage surrounding the eyes like a mask.
The short-eared owl occurs on all continents except Antarctica and Australia; thus it has one of the most widespread distributions of any bird. A. flammeus breeds in Europe, Asia, North and South America, the Caribbean, Hawaii and the Galápagos Islands. It is partially migratory, moving south in winter from the northern parts of its range. The short-eared owl is known to relocate to areas of higher rodent populations. It will also wander nomadically in search of better food supplies during years when vole populations are low.
The Archives Revisited.
March 2018.
A look back to 4 years ago and a visit to Gloucestershire.
Each year around Jan,Feb and March we look forward to hopefully getting to see Short-eared Owls.
Due to the pandemic i missed seeing them last year and again this year.
Short-eared Owls are medium sized owls with mottled brown bodies, pale under-wings and yellow eyes. They are usually seen hunting during the day.
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I was surprised to see this Owl sitting on a fence alongside D'Arcy Rd in Bow, WA. It stayed long enough for us to pull up beside it and take a couple photos before it flew off.
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---- some short stories, collected while walking down the street ...
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---- alcune storie minime, raccolte camminando per la strada ...
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I don't have many owl images in my collection, the last shots were of Snowies, taken several years ago, so I was stoked to get a tip from a friend as to where these guys were seen.
After driving slowly up and down the roads in the vicinity for more than an hour and seeing only a couple of magpies, I was ready to call it a bust and had turned around to head for home, when I noticed two of them on fence posts.
I took a ton of shots, and was hoping for at least of couple of really good ones, but because of distance and likely some rust in shooting BIF, I came back with a few that I am very happy to have but nothing as detailed as I was hoping to get.
I will be posting three images, and while at first glance they may appear sharp, upon close inspection you will see that there is very little detail. Some careful processing has given illusion of detail and I have done my best to enhance what detail existed.
Having said all of that, they may look a bit overprocessed, and likely a bit oversaturated, but I tried to make them look the best I could with what I had to work with, and overall am very pleased to have them in my miniscule collection of Owls, and more importantly I thorougly enjoyed watching these guys fly, hover and hunt. It was a thrilling experience.