Today I was back in the woods looking for the Great Horned Owl. I stopped by some of the places that I know where it has roosted in the past. While at one of the places I heard two screeches and a hoot, but it sounded like it was some distance away from me. I began walking toward the sounds. I meandered around when I heard the owl again. It wasn't a hoot and it wasn't a screech (female GHO call), but it was fairly often and not that far away. I needed to turn around and once again I had to meander to the sound because of the thick brush. Eventually after zig-zagging around and not hearing the sounds anymore I turned around to leave the area and that's when I spotted the owl in a tree nearby. The light was fading fast. I took some images from a couple different directions where I first spotted the owl, but most of them had branches in front of the owl making them less than desirable. I was able to photograph the owl from several different directions but I only used the best one I got. The owl was very vocal with lots of grooming, but I was now shooting at ISO 8000 with a shutter speed of 1/40 second so those images were not usable. I had my GoPro running when I heard the owl calling and when I spotted the owl, so I might put together a video later on... It's been almost 2 months since I was able to photograph this owl....
Monday, November 30, 2020
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Great Horned Owl Screech Call
I was out on another walk today hoping to see the Great Horned Owl. Although, I didn't see it I heard it give out a screech call.
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Owl White Wash 11-24-20
I saw the GHO today, but I didn't have my GoPro running when it flew away. Although, I found some white wash (excrement) from the owl at the base of the tree.
Sunday, November 22, 2020
Monday, November 9, 2020
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
Barred Owl
While out on my bike ride this afternoon I came across a Barred Owl that was on the ground then it flew up into a tree with a vole. I recorded it while it was in the tree with my GoPro, but I haven't looked at it yet. I decided to cut my ride short and ride back home to get my camera. I located the owl and took some pictures...
Chuck
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