Long eared Owls

[Marcy]

I have been trying to find one of these for several years but to no avail - recently a friend took me to a "secret" place and sure enough there were 7 of them roosting in the trees -not great shots but at least got a photo -

 

[Ben Egbert]

Owls are hard to find bit pretty patient when roosting like this. Glad you found one.

 

[AlanLichty]

Looks like a hard target to get a capture of - nice work in getting this shot.

 

[JimFox]

Wow! That's a pretty good find, and what a great feeling that had to have been to finally find some of these owls. Seeing all of those branches and trees, it would almost be impossible to get a clean shot. I think you did well with all of those branches that you got one eye totally clean, and the other eye while having a branch through it still feels whole.

 

[Marcy]

thanks all I need to go back again on a good morning see if I can get a cleaner shot - but I am happy that I finally got one

 

[Ben Egbert]

Knowing about where they roost helps you plan a different approach. But they do move around a bit and are very hard to spot even if you can hear them. If you approach slowly I have found you can get pretty close before they fly. I think they depend on their camouflage.

 

[Terry Farrow]

An awkward shot, nice work.

 

[Bob Denton]

That’s great

 

[Eric Gofreed]

I have been trying to find one of these for several years but to no avail - recently a friend took me to a "secret" place and sure enough there were 7 of them roosting in the trees -not great shots but at least got a photo - View attachment 23535

I envy even seeing one, Marcy. Compliments on your birding and your photograph