The world of “Avian Photography” is filled with discovery, wonder and intrigue presenting a “never ending” learning environment as well as a sense of accomplishment after successfully pursuing and photographically capturing your subject…
Step one begins with research and careful study of your subject’s biology, preferred habitat, seasonal movements and daily habits; hunting, feeding, etc… Once you accomplish the preceding, it’s time to start looking! Although sometimes quite fickle, finding owls is not a difficult chore. Most are quite habitat oriented during select seasons or year round. Some are migratory and some are not.
Above, with an intense stare, a short-eared owl patrols the winter grasslands of Adams County, Pennsylvania in search of prey.
The Short- eared Owl, Asio flammeus, is a creature of our “open spaces”; including the prairie, meadows, tundra, moorlands, marshes, savanna, and scattered woodlands sharing the fore mentioned. Short eared owls can be found on every…
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