Owls – Page 12 – Feathered Photography

Captive Migratory Birds And Zugunruhe

And yes, zugunruhe affects raptors too.

Fighting Male Short-eared Owls

Photographing these owls fighting over territory was the chance of a lifetime for me.

Short-eared Owl With An Interesting Habit

This owl seemed to be as much of a creature of habit as I am.

Short-eared Owl In Flight With Prey

This male demonstrates a fascinating molt and feather regrowth pattern.

Hunting Barn Owl

This owl was persistent in its hunting and eventually patience paid off.

“The Money’s In The Details”

Detail matters. It matters in photography, in carpentry and in nearly all of our endeavors if we want a quality product.

Male Short-eared Owl In Flight With Prey

What to do when horrid lighting conditions make it next to impossible to photograph birds in flight but Short-eared Owls with prey are flying by close?

A New Year’s Lesson From A Barn Owl

Before we can photograph owls we have to find them and this wise ol’ Barn Owl taught me a valuable lesson in that regard.

Juvenile Burrowing Owls – The Clowns Of The Bird World

Wing stretch with leg back or "They went that-a-way!"

These are some of my favorite Burrowing Owl photos of all time.

The Longest Great Horned Owl Ear Tufts I’ve Seen

Occasionally physical variations in birds cause me to do a double-take. That’s exactly what happened yesterday morning with a Great Horned Owl in Box Elder County and in this case it was because of the length of its ear tufts (“horns”).