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Juvenile Burrowing Owls – Friday Photos

By Mia McPherson|2021-09-06T04:21:58-05:00November 25th, 2011|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Burrowing Owls, Davis County, Utah|Tags: Athene cunicularia, Burrowing Owl, clowns, comical, desert island, funny, immature, juvenile, juveniles, owl, owlets, owls, pair, stretching, wing lift|

I adore Burrowing Owls, especially the juveniles because they can be funny, serious looking, comical and at times they act like clowns.

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Great Horned Owl – Tiger of the Sky

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-01T09:21:47-06:00November 12th, 2011|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Great Horned Owls, Utah|Tags: adult, autumn, birds of prey, Bubo virginianus, desert island, fall, Great Horned Owl, Hoot Owl, owl, owls, Salt Cedar, Tamarisk, Tiger of the Sky, Tiger Owl|

My favorite name for Great Horned Owls is "The Tiger of the Sky" and it is very descriptive of this large, fierce owl.

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Friday Photos – Short-eared Owl in Glacier County, Montana

By Mia McPherson|2021-09-20T04:19:05-05:00August 19th, 2011|Categories: Glacier County, Montana, Short-eared Owls|Tags: adult, Asio flammeus, birds of prey, Conservation Reserve Program, CRP, Cut Bank, ear tufts, fence post, male, owl, owls, Owls of Montana, perched, Short-eared Owl, summer|

I am always looking for the unexpected birds to show up in locations where I might not expect them them to be and this Short-eared Owl was a bit of a nice surprise.

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Friday Photos – Juvenile Burrowing Owl

By Mia McPherson|2016-12-07T12:14:31-06:00August 5th, 2011|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Burrowing Owls, Davis County, Utah|Tags: Athene cunicularia, Burrowing Owl, immature, juvenile, nature, owl, owls, Western Burrowing Owl, young|

I just adore Burrowing Owls, especially the juveniles because they seem to be more animated than the adults.

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Barn Owls on Antelope Island

By Mia McPherson|2021-08-30T17:17:02-05:00July 10th, 2011|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Barn Owls, Davis County, Utah|Tags: Barn Owl, birds of prey, chicks, immature, juveniles, low light, noodle, not baited, owl, owls, perched, trailer, Tyto alba, wild|

I really, really, really wish these young Barn Owls had been perched on something that looked more natural than old bent metal with droppings all over it

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Montana Short-eared Owls

By Mia McPherson|2016-12-07T12:14:41-06:00June 12th, 2011|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Short-eared Owls|Tags: adult, Asio flammeus, flight, male, nature, owl, owls, prey, Short-eared Owl|

I will soon be on the road back to Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in southern Montana, another one of my favorite locations on this planet.

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Barn Owl Delight

By Mia McPherson|2021-08-30T17:19:06-05:00April 21st, 2011|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Barn Owls, Birds, Davis County, Utah|Tags: adult, Barn Owl, birds of prey, flight, flying, marsh, nesting season, owl, owls, spring, Tyto alba|

I had a delightful experience this past week in northern Utah with a Barn Owl (Tyto alba) that was flying along side the road that we were traveling on.

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Burrowing Owls – Loved to Death?

By Mia McPherson|2021-11-27T17:05:17-06:00March 14th, 2011|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Burrowing Owls, Davis County, Harassment, Nesting Birds, Utah, Wildlife Ethics & Etiquette|Tags: adult, Athene cunicularia, Burrowing Owl, flight, juveniles, nature, owl, owls, perched, wildlife ethics|

What made me sick was that there were three of those people tromping around the owl's burrow. I mean RIGHT up on it. They had no need to be that close but they were.

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Short-eared Owl in a fog

By Mia McPherson|2021-09-13T03:24:50-05:00December 12th, 2010|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Short-eared Owls|Tags: adult, Asio flammeus, bird ID, birds of prey, female, foggy, low light, owl, owls, perched, Short-eared Owl|

I hope to find some Short-eared Owls this winter in Utah, I think that some snow would make for a lovely setting for these delightful & enchanting birds.

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Adult Burrowing Owl blur

By Mia McPherson|2016-12-07T12:15:03-06:00December 11th, 2010|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Burrowing Owls, Utah|Tags: Antelope Island State Park, Athene cunicularia, birding, birds, blur, Burrowing Owl, low light, nature, owl, owls, Utah, wildlife|

This blur was not intentional, but I do like the effect caused by the head of the Burrowing Owl spinning. Makes me dizzy just viewing the photo!

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Adult Burrowing Owls

By Mia McPherson|2021-09-06T04:16:31-05:00November 23rd, 2010|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Burrowing Owls, Davis County, Utah|Tags: adults, Athene cunicularia, bird ID, bird photography, birds of prey, Burrowing Owl, desert island, funny, juveniles, owl, owls|

I felt it was time to put the beauty of the adult Burrowing Owls in the limelight.

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Short-eared Owl female – 13 minutes of joy

By Mia McPherson|2021-09-13T03:27:17-05:00November 12th, 2010|Categories: Beaverhead County, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Short-eared Owls|Tags: adult, Asio flammeus, female, fog, foggy, owl, owls, perched, Short-eared Owl, valley, wooden post|

A foggy morning at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge brought me 13 minutes of joy after spotting a shape on the gravel road, it was a female Short-eared Owl and she flew up and landed on a post not too far from the road.

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Great Horned Owl Chick – Angles and Backgrounds

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-05T10:41:00-06:00September 25th, 2010|Categories: Birds, Glacier County, Great Horned Owls, Montana|Tags: angles, background, backgrounds, birds of prey, bokeh, Bubo virginianus, chick, farmlands, fledgling, grasses, Great Horned Owl, immature, juveniles, ladder, light, old wood, owl, owls, perched, sky, spring, young|

The photographs I have attached to this post are of the same Great Horned Owl fledgling, taken in the same location on the same morning.

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A Matter Of Taste?

By Mia McPherson|2023-09-29T03:14:38-05:00September 20th, 2010|Categories: Beaverhead County, Centennial Valley, Critique Forums, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Short-eared Owls, Swainson's Hawks|Tags: a matter of taste, adult, Asio flammeus, bird photography, birds, Buteo swainsoni, critique forum, female, hawk, hawks, low light, Montana, owl, owls, Short-eared Owl, summer, valley|

I got excited while I was on the refuge when I spotted a female Short-eared Owl that flew up from the gravel road and landed on a fence post in a heavy, swirling fog.

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Burrowing Owl juveniles

By Mia McPherson|2022-05-20T08:50:34-05:00August 16th, 2010|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Burrowing Owls, Davis County, Utah, Wildlife Ethics & Etiquette|Tags: adult, Athene cunicularia, Burrowing Owl, desert island, funny, grooming, immature, juvenile, juveniles, owl, owls, parallaxing, photography, preening, silly, summer, yawning|

If you have never had the opportunity to photograph Burrowing Owl juveniles I would suggest you find a burrow and be prepared to laugh yourself silly.

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Frost-covered Barn Owl

By Mia McPherson|2021-08-30T17:25:45-05:00January 15th, 2010|Categories: Barn Owls, Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: Barn Owl, birds of prey, foggy, frost, hoar frost, marsh, owl, owls, Tyto alba, wetlands, wildlife|

This was taken on an early December morning, there was heavy, dismal fog and at times a light snow was falling. The hoar frost was still clinging to the feathers and the facial disc of the Barn Owl.

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