Families: Strigidae, Tytonidae
Western Burrowing Owl standing on one foot
Mia McPhersonTitle: Western Burrowing Owl standing on one foot
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 5/3/2017
Adult male Western Burrowing Owl on an old fence post
Mia McPhersonTitle: Adult male Western Burrowing Owl on an old fence post
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 5/3/2017
Burrowing Owl in front of a green field
Mia McPhersonTitle: Burrowing Owl in front of a green field
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/29/2017
Adult male Short-eared Owl on a weathered fence post in northern Utah
Mia McPhersonTitle: Adult male Short-eared Owl on a weathered fence post in northern Utah
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/22/2017
Rousing adult male Short-eared Owl with an eye on me
Mia McPhersonTitle: Rousing adult male Short-eared Owl with an eye on me
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/22/2017
Side lit male Burrowing Owl in wildflowers
Mia McPhersonTitle: Side lit male Burrowing Owl in wildflowers
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/19/2017
Burrowing Owls on a grassy hill
Mia McPhersonTitle: Burrowing Owls on a grassy hill
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/15/2017
Burrowing Owl male on a windy day
Mia McPhersonTitle: Burrowing Owl male on a windy day
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 4/13/2017
Burrowing Owl male checking out the sky
Mia McPhersonTitle: Burrowing Owl male checking out the sky
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 4/13/2017
Male Burrowing Owl in a field of wildflowers
Mia McPhersonTitle: Male Burrowing Owl in a field of wildflowers
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 4/13/2017
Alert male Burrowing Owl in a field of filaree
Mia McPhersonTitle: Alert male Burrowing Owl in a field of filaree
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 4/13/2017
Burrowing Owl and blowing sand
Mia McPhersonTitle: Burrowing Owl and blowing sand
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 4/13/2017
Male Burrowing Owl kicking up sand in a stiff wind
Mia McPhersonTitle: Male Burrowing Owl kicking up sand in a stiff wind
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 4/13/2017
Male Burrowing Owl checking out the burrow
Mia McPhersonTitle: Male Burrowing Owl checking out the burrow
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 4/13/2017
Winking adult Burrowing Owl
Mia McPhersonTitle: Winking adult Burrowing Owl
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 4/13/2017
Female Burrowing Owl peeking out of her burrow
Mia McPhersonTitle: Female Burrowing Owl peeking out of her burrow
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 4/13/2017
Male Burrowing Owl in a windy spring morning
Mia McPhersonTitle: Male Burrowing Owl in a windy spring morning
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 4/13/2017
Burrowing Owl adult at burrow on a cloudy day
Mia McPhersonTitle: Burrowing Owl adult at burrow on a cloudy day
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 4/5/2017
Sleepy Short-eared Owl male
Mia McPhersonTitle: Sleepy Short-eared Owl male
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/4/2017
Adult Burrowing Owl on alert and standing tall
Mia McPhersonTitle: Adult Burrowing Owl on alert and standing tall
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 3/22/2017
Burrowing Owl on alert near its burrow
Mia McPhersonTitle: Burrowing Owl on alert near its burrow
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 3/22/2017
Burrowing Owl standing tall
Mia McPhersonTitle: Burrowing Owl standing tall
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 3/22/2017
Burrowing Owl looking over its back
Mia McPhersonTitle: Burrowing Owl looking over its back
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 3/22/2017
Squatting Burrowing Owl adult
Mia McPhersonTitle: Squatting Burrowing Owl adult
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 3/22/2017
Nikki Wayment with Galileo the Short-eared Owl in his mew (C)
Mia McPhersonTitle: Nikki Wayment with Galileo the Short-eared Owl in his mew (C)
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 1/11/2017
Galileo on Nikki’s gloved hand (C)
Mia McPhersonTitle: Galileo on Nikki’s gloved hand (C)
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 1/11/2017
Portrait of Galileo the Short-eared Owl (C)
Mia McPhersonTitle: Portrait of Galileo the Short-eared Owl (C)
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 1/11/2017
Galileo the Short-eared Owl outside (C)
Mia McPhersonTitle: Galileo the Short-eared Owl outside (C)
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 1/11/2017