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Robin said:
Ductape , was there any interaction between the Shortie and the Harrier ?
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Yes, they were fascinating to watch. It was a constant game of cat and mouse. The owl appeared more agile, but the harrier appeared to have had more speed. My only wish was they were closer doing their escapades. Here is one where the harrier had just pitched up with the owl on his tail:
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This little guy came hunting near our feeders again tonight and perched in our crab apple tree right outside the kitchen window. I'm pretty sure this is the same Northern Pygmy Owl that came by a couple of weeks ago and seems to like the House Sparrows that mob our feeders.

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DRwyoming said:
This little guy came hunting near our feeders again tonight and perched in our crab apple tree right outside the kitchen window. I'm pretty sure this is the same owl that came by a week or two ago but I got a much better shooting angle and am pretty sure he's a Northern Saw-whet not a Boreal owl once I got a good look.

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Great shot!
 
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DRwyoming said:
I'm fascinated by owls of every shape and size and love it when I can find one in the wild to photograph. Sometimes I find them by noticing small birds mobbing them and follow the racket, sometimes I spot likely owl nests throughout the year, especially if there's signs of recent white wash and owl pellets on the ground and sometimes I cruise around likely owl habitat in late winter on cross country skis and notice where owls are nesting for the year. But I sure love capturing images of owls any time of year.

Here's a Burrowing Owl shot by the roadside in Central Washington who was kind enough to pose for me for a while in soft evening light.

600mm f/4 with TC-14 @850mm, f/5.6, 1/200", ISO 160

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So what Owls are other folks seeing and capturing on their sensors?
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Stunning image Dave, beautiful image and fabulous bokeh, love it.
 
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The Chickadees and Sparrows start were all stirred up and making a lot of noise this afternoon so I figured there had to be a raptor somewhere in the neighborhood and looked around to find our local Northern Pygmy Owl back hunting again. This time he came up with a mouse and the birds were spared. He's stuck around all afternoon and last I looked is still out there but has moved high up into one of our aspens with tough shooting angles.

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Northern Hawk-Owl, Parks Highway Alaska
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Northern Hawk-Owl fledgeling, Denali National Park Alaska
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Great Horned Owl fledgeling, Denali National Park Alaska
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Great Horned Owl, Sacramento County California
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Long-eared Owl, Fresno County California
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Burrowing Owl, Yolo County California
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Burrowing Owl Fledgelings, Yolo County California
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Short-eared Owl, Plumas County California
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Great Gray Owl, Humboldt County California
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MichelA said:
I love owls also. The below are taken in Israel, 4 of the 8-9 species around.
Would appreciate your constructive criticism. Think about it this way - what would you change so that you would enjoy hanging them on your wall.

Gear: D7200 + Tamron 150-600mm G2 except for tree owl: Nikon 18-140mm

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Eurasian eagle owl (left), long-eared owl (right), both southern Israel

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I was only able to find barn owls at night. Difficult to photograph.
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That long eared owl is very unique. Never seen one like that before.
 
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Shot last evening, the Barred Owl herself was partially in the shade but the setting sun was illuminating the tree behind, creating the glow. D850, 600mm f4 +1.4TC

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Cristobal said:
Very nice DRwyoming; I like too the environment!
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Thanks Cristobal.

The funny thing is that color in the background is a neighbor's red, steel roof just thrown out of focus. Not sure it's easy to find a color like that in nature but I still liked it as a clean background :)
 
Here is another Great Horned Owl nesting in a tangled mess of Russian Olive tree. Didn't seem to be bothered, as I snapped a couple quick shots through the swaying branches

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