Short-eared Owl – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

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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Short-eared Owls – An interesting surprise

By Mia McPherson|2021-09-13T03:34:07-05:00June 29th, 2011|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Short-eared Owls, Utah|Tags: adults, Asio flammeus, behaviors, chicks, ear tufts, feeding, fledglings, flight, flying, grasses, grasslands, immature, juveniles, landing, owls, sagebrush, Short-eared Owl|

Soon after that I saw the shape of a larger bird near where the Coyote had gone into the sagebrush which turned out to be an adult Short-eared Owl.

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Friday Photos – Short-eared Owl

By Mia McPherson|2016-12-07T12:14:36-06:00June 24th, 2011|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Short-eared Owls, Utah|Tags: Asio flammeus, birds of prey, ear tufts, flight, grasses, Moth Mullein, owls, photography, Short-eared Owl|

The grasses are beginning to turn golden with the summer heat, the Moth Mulleins are starting to bloom and the Great Salt Lake level is still rising from spring run off.

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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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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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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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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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