great horned owl – Page 2 – Feathered Photography

Sharing Something Personal

Today’s post is more about people than it is about birds. Far more. But they’re my people and they’re important to me.

Great Horned Owl Chicks In A Trashy Setting

Inspiration can come from the strangest places.

Great Horned Owl Chicks Sure Do Like To Wander

At least those youngsters on the Montana family farm like to wander but they’re always raised in the dark and confined interiors of old granaries. I’ve often wondered if GHO chicks raised in trees do the same thing at this tender age but I have little experience with that situation.

Great Horned Owl In Flight

Man, does this photo ever bring back memories from long ago! It was taken on May 16, 2007 and it was the first flight shot of any bird I ever attempted.

A Very Expensive Great Horned Owl

This female Great Horned Owl cost me a pile of money.

Great Horned Owl Fledgling, Old Wood And Rusty Metal In Warm Light

This image is dripping with nostalgia for me so I hope you’ll allow me to fill in a little of the backstory.

Great Horned Owls On The Montana Farm 10 Years Ago Today

Ahhh, sweet memories. But melancholy ones too.

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”).

Great Horned Owl Framed By Old Wood

This owl cost me a lot of dough!

The Significance of Catch Lights In Bird Photography

Catch lights are highly desirable, to the point that many bird photographers simply delete any photo that doesn’t have them (a painful process, to be sure).