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It’s About That Time!
With temperatures getting colder next week and winter knocking on our door, it’s about time for Bald Eagles and Short-eared Owls to again take residence in Missouri for the winter. In fact, I saw an adult eagle soaring over a field near my home just a week or so ago. And yesterday, a good friend […]
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Tags: Bald Eagle, behavior, Birds, birds, Blog, Missouri, nature, nature photography, prairie, short-eared owl, winter
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A Few More From Sunday’s Short-Eared Owl Party
Today’s images round out my recent trip to SW Missouri to photograph Short-Eared Owls that are wintering at a couple of Missouri prairies. Once the sun was very low in the sky, the owls began their evening assault on the prairie as they hunted: Even had one owl take […]
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Tags: behavior, birding, birds, birdwatching, Blog, Missouri, nature, owl, prairie, Shawnee Trail CA, short-eared owl, travel, winter
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Short-Eared Owl Party
As I mentioned in yesterday’s post of the Snowy Owl, I had a wonderful evening Sunday with the Short-Eared Owls (Asio flammeus) at Shawnee Trail Conservation Area, in southwest, Missouri. The number of owls were down from my last visit there, in early January. I suspect that some of the owls may have moved, based […]
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Tags: behavior, birding, birds, birdwatching, Blog, harrier, Missouri, nature, northern harrier, owl, prairie, short-eared owl, travel, winter
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Ending the Year with a Bang!
Last Friday morning, I headed out with the car loaded with photo equipment and winter clothing. Destination … short-eared owl country! You might have seen my post a few weeks ago about my first encounter with this migrant bird (Short-eared Owls!). I had enjoyed my time with these little owls so much that I decided […]
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Tags: behavior, birding, birds, birdwatching, Blog, meadow, Missouri, nature, owl, prairie, short-eared owl, travel, winter
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Short-Eared Owls!
Last Saturday, I took a day trip to southwestern Missouri for an interesting program (“Birds of Prey Field ID Tips”) at Prairie State Park, followed by a field trip to nearby Shawnee Trail Conservation Area. The program was sponsored by the Missouri Prairie Foundation (of which I am a 2-year member) and conducted by a […]
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Tags: birding, birds, birdwatching, Blog, flight photography, grassland, in flight, migrant bird, Missouri, nature, owl, prairie, Shawnee Trail CA, short-eared owl, winter
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