Sunday, May 10, 2020

Short-eared Owl During Sunrise

Owls are nocturnal birds but Short-eared Owls are often active during sunrise, early mornings and evenings. The Owl I met this early morning might be the one I saw before because it was again close to the road and on the same sign.


The Owl was sitting on the National Wild Refuge sign as if she was advertising it.





The Owl is ready to take off.  It's interesting that birds before taking off during sunrise often are heading East toward the rising sun.







Taking off. The wings are down. Looks a little bit funny like a giant moth.

The Short-eared Owls do have ears but they are invisible. 






15 comments:

  1. Oh how cute, such an attractive owl. This is really a great post, so many beautiful photos. They’re amazing!

    Wishing you a wonderful week my friend!

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  2. Beautiful series of photographs of a fascinating species.
    On the last image, is the bird on another signpost, compared to the two previous images or have you changed position ?

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    1. Cão, this is a very good question! I don't remember did I change position or not because everything was happening so fast. The signpost is the same but was blurred. I remember that the owl flew toward East but not sure about it also. It's confusing...

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  3. Me gustan mucho sus ojos grandes y brillantes. Has conseguido un buen fondo, con ese azul del cielo.

    Besos

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  4. you are fortunate to get to photograph owls. I can hear them but have never once seen them around my yard although they must be close by.

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  5. He came, analyzed and left. A beautifully photographed bird.

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  6. Son unos seres muy atractivos. Un día vi uno por la noche y me quede hipnotizado de su belleza.
    Un abrazo, Kaya.

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  7. Wow!
    Fabulous photographs …

    All the best Jan

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  8. Grandes tiros al búho, Kaya, muy bien hecho.

    Saludos.

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  9. Es curioso el posadero que ha elegido, el cartel de reserva de vida salvaje. Las tres fotos son magníficas y forman una secuencia perfecta del despegue del vuelo silencioso de estas aves.
    Un abrazo y salud,

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  10. Espectaculares fotos, los Búhos son difíciles de pillar y durante el día aquí en mi tierra casi imposible. Besos.

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  11. Se me olvidaba decirte que la foto de la cabecera es también genial. Enhorabuena. Besos.

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  12. Muy linda tu cabecera. Y el buho magnífico.
    Cuídate.
    Un abrazo.

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