The Travels of Tug 44 |
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Short-Eared Owl |
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A Short-Eared Owl flies past a tree in the Fort Edward grasslands, looking for mice & voles. high-res
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This owl is posing for me on a broken tree. There were at least a dozen of them in the area, they often flock together. high-res
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I was very lucky to catch this one on the wing. They are excellent hunters of small mammals, mostly mice. high-res
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Short-Eared Owls are sociable, living in groups. Here, I caught two of them sitting on a tall stump. high-res
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The other owl has left, leaving this one sitting there being buffeted by the wind. high-res
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An Owl flies past me at about 100 yards. Got very lucky with this shot! high-res
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A Parliament of Owls sitting in a tree. That's what groups of Owls are called. :) high-res
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This Short-Eared Owl is showing his "ears". They are actually not ears, just tufts of feathers. This may be a threat display, warning off some crows flying overhead. high-res
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This is a Short-Eared Owl that I photographed at the Winter Raptor Fest. Is she too cute for words or what? :) high-res
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January 2017 - I spotted this Short-Eared Owl aitting on a pole, in very gray gloomy weather, the day before an expected snow storm. And she certainly spotted me! The next two pictures show what she does next. high-res
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Her right foot comes up and so does her right wing and the tail cranks to the right. She's doing her stretching exercises! high-res
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Balancing on one foot like the acrobat she is, she puts on quite a show! high-res
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March 2018 - Spotted these two Short-Eared Owls roosting in a row of blue spruce trees by the side of the road ... high-res
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... then I realized that there were at least a dozen of them in that tree. Most of them were sound asleep, but a few were keeping watch. These Owls are partially nocturnal, and they were snoozing during the afternoon. They'll come out and start flying just before sunset. high-res
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January 2018 - This Short-Eared Owl posed for me near the road after having caught and swallowed a vole. She is lit up by the setting sun. high-res
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February 2019 - After several years of dozens of photographers searching for these Short-Eared Owls every day, they have mostly moved away, and we were surprised to spot this one hunting out in the open from a road-side tree. Beautiful critter! high-res |
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