Short-Eared Owls
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This bird came very close to me in nice light! This photo was taken a fraction of a second after this earlier one on my Photostream - www.flickr.com/photos/142990502@N03/52964163744/in/datepo...
Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus), a Medium-sized owl, more frequently seen in the daytime than other owls. Especially active around dawn and dusk, when it flies lazily over open fields or marshes in search of small mammals. Brown overall, palest on belly, with streaks and spots on wings and chest. Large pale patch near the wingtips easily visible in flight. Rarely heard vocalizing away from breeding grounds, where it makes a low series of hoots and a variety of harsh barking noises.
This is a previously unposted picture taken in the year that Shorties were prevalent at a Manitoba location in late December.
Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Taken yesterday at The Great Fen, Cambridgeshire
Not much light left in the day when one finally came within range.
ISO 2500, wide open (f5.6) @ 400mm, 1/500s
Short photoserie about beautiful Italian towns in the summer of 2018, the time before Corona virus pandemic struck...
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A short eared owl flies by searching for a meal. Patience pays off. I learned to just sit still and wait for them to come to me.
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So happy to get to see these beauties again, but could be a long time before another chance
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Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) roosting on a fencepost before going to hunt for prey on the prairie landscape east of hanna, Alberta, Canada.
30 May, 2011.
Slide # GWB_20110530_1145.CR2
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