Barred Owl

[Joe Colozzo]

My wife found me a Barred owls nest. She is a very helpful eye for me I can't believe how she see things I overlook.
here's a few shots of Momma on the move and one a tender moment with baby.

 

[AlanLichty]

Very cool. I like your set of this lady.

These owls seem better adapted to living around humans than the native Spotted owls in the PNW forests and the Barred owls have been making territorial gains in our area. Lots of efforts to mitigate the declining number of spotted owls up here but as h. saps we don't have a remarkable record when it comes to species interventions. There are proposals to shoot the Barred owls to keep them from overwhelming the Spotted owl populations but I have my doubts about the outcomes of this approach since we have already pretty much ruined the Spotted owl habitat.

 

[larryj]

Very nice set of images Jo, thank you for sharing. The 3rd shot is my favorite, really sweet!

 

[JimFox]

Super cool Joe! It's great your wife has such eagle eyes!

I like the first two and love the last one! Having the mother and child together is way beyond cute!

 

[Trent Watts]

Colour me green with envy Joe. Such a great series. Glad your wife spotted it and you were able to get some images.

 

[Joe Colozzo]

Very cool. I like your set of this lady.

These owls seem better adapted to living around humans than the native Spotted owls in the PNW forests and the Barred owls have been making territorial gains in our area. Lots of efforts to mitigate the declining number of spotted owls up here but as h. saps we don't have a remarkable record when it comes to species interventions. There are proposals to shoot the Barred owls to keep them from overwhelming the Spotted owl populations but I have my doubts about the outcomes of this approach since we have already pretty much ruined the Spotted owl habitat.

Very nice set of images Jo, thank you for sharing. The 3rd shot is my favorite, really sweet!

Super cool Joe! It's great your wife has such eagle eyes!

I like the first two and love the last one! Having the mother and child together is way beyond cute!

Colour me green with envy Joe. Such a great series. Glad your wife spotted it and you were able to get some images.

Thank you all for the kind words they are all appreciated.