Barred Owls
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I wasn't planning for the Barred Owl family to land right over my head, but when they did, I couldn't resist taking the camera off the tripod to shoot straight up and capture some of the cute poses. I was also hoping the mother wouldn't drop the dead squirrel on my head!
A mother Barred Owl with her three young ones, graced my friends yard for a day. I spent a couple of wonderful hours observing them before bugging out to work.
Eventually I'll share some more photos with video links of this beautiful family.
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You can see the sun rise in his eye. enlarge image
The barred owl, also known as the northern barred owl, striped owl or, more informally, hoot owl, is a North American large species of owl. A member of the true owl family, Strigidae, they belong to the genus Strix, which is also the origin of the family's name under Linnaean taxonomy. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Strix varia
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The barred owl, also known as the northern barred owl, striped owl or, more informally, hoot owl, is a North American large species of owl. A member of the true owl family, Strigidae, they belong to the genus Strix, which is also the origin of the family's name under Linnaean taxonomy. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Strix varia
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The question yesterday as we prepared for a hike was cameras or no cameras? The answer was yes cameras although I wasn't feeling high energy so I compromised with a lighter camera body D850 and short lens 300mm VR PF f/4. When the owl flew by we were very happy that we had had agreed cameras :)
I was driving down a gravel road in the Clearwater National Forest in Idaho when this owl flew in front of me and landed in a roadside tree. I stopped and got three shots before it flew off again. I don't see many owls in the wild so I was happy to catch this one even though I had to crop too much and the white balance is off.....
What an interesting range map for this species: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Barred_Owl/maps-range
A Barred Owl on watch for a meal.
The day I discovered the Pileated Woodpecker nest, we were walking in a local park where I often saw owl sign, heard reports from other hikers of owls in the vicinity, but had not succeeded in finding them myself.
Close to where there was owl sign everywhere, we finally spotted a small female sitting on the perfect branch, not far from the trail. I was kicking myself for not having the camera with me.
We continued the hike, and came to a spot where I had heard the Pileated W. drumming. He was drumming again, only this time, I also heard the female Pileated along with an American Robin, acting very upset. By tracking them down, I found the male Barred Owl, tucked in a dark grove of trees.
He didn't like the extra attention of my family discovering him, and it wasn't long before he flew off.
With him gone, I started looking for the Pileated nest site. It had to be close for the female to be that upset, and the male drumming within earshot behind me somewhere. I found the nest rather quickly, nearby in an open area, very close to where the owl had been.
I raced home for the camera, dropped the kids off, and returned...making sure that the owl hadn't returned during my absence, before approaching the nest site.
Two days later, the nest was empty, but I came across the small female Barred Owl again. So glad I had the camera with me this time, as she was once again found in the open and almost at eye level.
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Taken at a levee, near Reelfoot Lake, TN. Owls are one of my favorite subjects, just don't get many chances to photograph them. God's creation is amazing!!
This beautiful Barred owl showed up yesterday morning. He/she made a kill of a rabbit but the rabbit was too big for the owl to fly off with. So it stuck around for over 24hrs until it could eat enough of the rabbit to be able to fly off with it. It pulled the rabbit deep under the pines and it would eat then fly up in the high branches for a bit then back at eating. It's crazy how something can be so beautiful yet beastly at the same time.