Three Consecutive Shots Of A Barn Owl In Flight
This Barn Owl was hunting near the road in front of me so I pulled over and angled my pickup for a lucky shot or two just in case the bird came my way.
Tag: barn owl
Bear River Barn Owl, Perched And In Flight
When it’s this cold and snowy Barn Owls are flying during daytime over much of northern Utah. They’re often not easy to find but when you do locate one they can be fairly cooperative.
A Long-eared Owl And Two Barn Owls At Farmington Yesterday (+ 2 video clips)
Christmas morning at Farmington was an “owly” experience for me – three birds, two species and a lifer.
Barn Owl At Farmington Yesterday (including video)
I’ve been wondering when I’d photograph my first Barn Owl of the winter. Yesterday was it.
Barbed Wire Barn Owl Released Back Into The Wild (with photos)
Status Report (with current photo) Of The Barn Owl That Was Entangled In Barbed Wire
Regular readers will remember my post of two weeks ago where I documented the heartbreaking story of this Barn Owl entangled in barbed wire in the Centennial Valley of Montana.
Barn Owl Hung Up On Barbed Wire
Believe me, this was a traumatic event for all concerned. Yesterday morning while driving west on the South Road in the Centennial Valley of southwest Montana we found this beautiful Barn Owl hanging from barbed wire along the side of the road. In its struggles to escape the owl had wrapped its wing around the sharp double barb that had penetrated its flesh to the point that it was bleeding and I couldn’t get the owl off the wire easily. First I cut both barbs off but I still couldn’t disentangle the owl so I had to cut out a 2′ piece of the wire with the owl still attached to it. Then we laid the owl on my pickup tailgate (partially wrapped in a towel) and began the extraction process. At that point a near-miracle occurred. A car drove up on the deserted road and it happened to be Bill West, Manager of nearby Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge. Bill was on his way to a meeting in Dillon (roughly 80 miles away) and helped me to extract the owl from the wire. We wrapped it up in his jacket and Bill took it to the Humane Society in Dillon where arrangements were made to transport it to a rescue center in Bozeman. My next concern was the wire I had cut. “Cuttin’ fences” is serious business in cattle country – cows can get out and both people and cows can be killed in accidents when they do, not to mention the fact…
A Question of Compatibility Among Owl Species
Sometimes birds behave exactly opposite of how the literature says they’re “supposed” to behave. This is a possible example.
Farmington Bald Eagle Update
For the past several weeks I’ve been receiving almost daily requests for the current and anticipated Bald Eagle situation at Farmington Bay WMA so this morning I’ve decided to be a little proactive with a blog post that covers most everything I know on the subject.
Barn Owl Hunting In The Clearing Fog
Recently I’ve spent some time rooting around in my dusty archives and I’ve found a few gems that I originally passed over.
Barn Owl In Flight (and hopes for a white Christmas)
I don’t have many Christmassy-looking images to accompany my heart-felt wishes that all of my readers have a joyous holiday with family and loved ones so this Barn Owl in flight against a snowy backdrop will just have to do. I thought about cloning a red Santa hat onto the head of the bird but that thought was a fleeting one because I just couldn’t bring myself to do that to the owl.
Barn Owl Looking Even Goofier Than Usual
In my experience Barn Owls can look pretty goofy, even on a good day. With their conspicuous facial disc, small (for an owl) deeply set eyes and their long, ivory colored bill pointing almost straight down, they look, well… different. But I certainly don’t say that disparagingly. They’re magnificent birds and I love’m to bits.
Barn Owl Hunting Rodents
I typically go about 10 months of the year without seeing Barn Owls flying in daylight but when snow and extremely cold temperatures arrive they’re often forced to hunt during daytime in order to obtain enough food to survive.
Barn Owl In Flight – An Image That Deserved A Second Chance
It’s easy to miss the potential of a photo when viewing it full frame. This image makes me wonder how many diamonds in the rough I’ve deleted over the years…
Perched Barn Owl Actually Doing Something
It’s not often that I photograph a perched Barn Owl doing anything but resting. Opening and closing their eyes is about as exciting as it usually gets.
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Bear River Barn Owl, Perched And In Flight
When it’s this cold and snowy Barn Owls are flying during daytime over much of northern Utah. They’re often not easy to find but when you do locate one they can be fairly cooperative.
A Long-eared Owl And Two Barn Owls At Farmington Yesterday (+ 2 video clips)
Christmas morning at Farmington was an “owly” experience for me – three birds, two species and a lifer.
Barn Owl At Farmington Yesterday (including video)
I’ve been wondering when I’d photograph my first Barn Owl of the winter. Yesterday was it.
Barbed Wire Barn Owl Released Back Into The Wild (with photos)
Status Report (with current photo) Of The Barn Owl That Was Entangled In Barbed Wire
Regular readers will remember my post of two weeks ago where I documented the heartbreaking story of this Barn Owl entangled in barbed wire in the Centennial Valley of Montana.
Barn Owl Hung Up On Barbed Wire
Believe me, this was a traumatic event for all concerned. Yesterday morning while driving west on the South Road in the Centennial Valley of southwest Montana we found this beautiful Barn Owl hanging from barbed wire along the side of the road. In its struggles to escape the owl had wrapped its wing around the sharp double barb that had penetrated its flesh to the point that it was bleeding and I couldn’t get the owl off the wire easily. First I cut both barbs off but I still couldn’t disentangle the owl so I had to cut out a 2′ piece of the wire with the owl still attached to it. Then we laid the owl on my pickup tailgate (partially wrapped in a towel) and began the extraction process. At that point a near-miracle occurred. A car drove up on the deserted road and it happened to be Bill West, Manager of nearby Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge. Bill was on his way to a meeting in Dillon (roughly 80 miles away) and helped me to extract the owl from the wire. We wrapped it up in his jacket and Bill took it to the Humane Society in Dillon where arrangements were made to transport it to a rescue center in Bozeman. My next concern was the wire I had cut. “Cuttin’ fences” is serious business in cattle country – cows can get out and both people and cows can be killed in accidents when they do, not to mention the fact…
A Question of Compatibility Among Owl Species
Sometimes birds behave exactly opposite of how the literature says they’re “supposed” to behave. This is a possible example.
Farmington Bald Eagle Update
For the past several weeks I’ve been receiving almost daily requests for the current and anticipated Bald Eagle situation at Farmington Bay WMA so this morning I’ve decided to be a little proactive with a blog post that covers most everything I know on the subject.
Barn Owl Hunting In The Clearing Fog
Recently I’ve spent some time rooting around in my dusty archives and I’ve found a few gems that I originally passed over.
Barn Owl In Flight (and hopes for a white Christmas)
I don’t have many Christmassy-looking images to accompany my heart-felt wishes that all of my readers have a joyous holiday with family and loved ones so this Barn Owl in flight against a snowy backdrop will just have to do. I thought about cloning a red Santa hat onto the head of the bird but that thought was a fleeting one because I just couldn’t bring myself to do that to the owl.
Barn Owl Looking Even Goofier Than Usual
In my experience Barn Owls can look pretty goofy, even on a good day. With their conspicuous facial disc, small (for an owl) deeply set eyes and their long, ivory colored bill pointing almost straight down, they look, well… different. But I certainly don’t say that disparagingly. They’re magnificent birds and I love’m to bits.
Barn Owl Hunting Rodents
I typically go about 10 months of the year without seeing Barn Owls flying in daylight but when snow and extremely cold temperatures arrive they’re often forced to hunt during daytime in order to obtain enough food to survive.
Barn Owl In Flight – An Image That Deserved A Second Chance
It’s easy to miss the potential of a photo when viewing it full frame. This image makes me wonder how many diamonds in the rough I’ve deleted over the years…
Perched Barn Owl Actually Doing Something
It’s not often that I photograph a perched Barn Owl doing anything but resting. Opening and closing their eyes is about as exciting as it usually gets.