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Barred Owl
The Barred Owl (Strix varia), or Northern Barred Owl, is a true owl native to eastern North America. Adults are large, and are brown to grey with barring on the chest. Barred owls have expanded their range to the west coast of the United States, where they are considered invasive. Mature forests are their preferred habitat, but they are also found in open woodland areas. Their diet consists mainly of small mammals, but they are also known to prey upon other small animals such as reptiles and amphibians.
For more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barred_owl
2019-12-20 6423-CR2-L2T4E1
One from the archives - Dec 2019 at the Ravines. I need to get me some Eagle shots this weekend.
Took a trip down to Conowingo Dam in MD to photograph Bald eagles. Was not disappointed! On the day I went temperature was mild, fish were running and the Eagles were active. Overall great day :)
This stunning Short-eared Owl deemed completely unfazed by my presence as I took the opportunity, from a respectful distance, to capture it in all its beauty.
It's 12mths since I was taking pics of a family of 6 Ospreys in Hyannis,great sight to see them at close range,with their nest platform next to a public carpark flying about above😊.No such adventures this year😐
Egyptian Vulture
Interior Sindh, Pakistan
Canon EOS 50D
Canon EF 400mm f/5.6 L USM
@ f/7.1 1/250 ISO 100
still going through some from during the week and keep finding shots of this lovely male marsh harrier from Lakenheath
In the wide-open marshes of central Florida, this broad-winged bird glides slowly and low over the sawgrass. It has no need for fast flight, because it seeks only snails -- and only one particular sort, the apple snail. This snail is strongly affected by water levels, and drainage of wetlands has hurt populations of both the snail and the kite. The Florida race of this bird, formerly called Everglades Kite, is now endangered. How ever in this particular spot there were about 7-8 active nests, and the Adults were working on building more of them. Unfortunately a lot of these nests have not been successful in past years due to the local rat snake population.