Burrowing Owls

raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
edited October 28, 2010 in Wildlife
Decided to get up early and take some photos of Burrowing Owls at sunrise.

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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited October 22, 2010
    digem all !

    worth gettin up for :D
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  • Wicked_DarkWicked_Dark Registered Users Posts: 1,138 Major grins
    edited October 22, 2010
    Excellent group...lots of expressive poses!
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  • IraRunyanIraRunyan Registered Users Posts: 1,013 Major grins
    edited October 22, 2010
    Love #2 and #3.
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  • jackiejayjackiejay Registered Users Posts: 714 Major grins
    edited October 22, 2010
    Loved these 2 is cute perfect timing:)
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited October 22, 2010
    They are comical...aren't they.

    The last one..."put the camera away or I'll rip your heart out!"

    Very cool, Glenn. mwink.gif
  • LindiweLindiwe Registered Users Posts: 606 Major grins
    edited October 23, 2010
    Wonderful pictures! I'd get up early for these any time at all.
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  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited October 23, 2010
    Really love #3, it puts "Decided to get up early and take some photos of Burrowing Owls at sunrise." into perspective :D
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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited October 24, 2010
    Great captures, Glenn. clap.gif I still have not seen one of these :cry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited October 24, 2010
    Terrific Glenn. that third image is classic. ylsuper.gif
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  • deb22deb22 Registered Users Posts: 428 Major grins
    edited October 25, 2010
    Glenn, it was worth the early rise, well at least I did not have to get up early to see your shots thanks. I like 2nd bird in #4.
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  • Stella7dStella7d Registered Users Posts: 201 Major grins
    edited October 25, 2010
    These are fantastic!! Love them all!! clap.gif
  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited October 25, 2010
    I miss the owls this year 2 came to visit BC is that an electric fenceheadscratch.gif
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  • korandokekorandoke Registered Users Posts: 517 Major grins
    edited October 25, 2010
    well done

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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited October 25, 2010
    Glenn, is there a particular time of day or condition that I should look for as to when they emerge from their holes?ne_nau.gif
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited October 25, 2010
    Wonderful series, Glenn. Love that early morning light. You really got some great poses here! thumb.gif

    I was at the Salton Sea yesterday and spent a couple of fruitless hours looking for some burrowing owls, to no avail. That place is dead at the moment. I hardly even saw a hawk. I'm hoping it's just not the season yet and that the winter will be better.

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  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited October 25, 2010
    bfjr wrote: »
    digem all !

    worth gettin up for :D

    Thanks Ben! Definitely worth it when they are where they are supposed to be!
    Wicked_Dark wrote: »
    Excellent group...lots of expressive poses!

    Thanks Wicked Dark!
    IraRunyan wrote: »
    Love #2 and #3.

    Thanks Ira!
    jackiejay wrote: »
    Loved these 2 is cute perfect timing:)

    Thanks Jackiejay!
    Ric Grupe wrote: »
    They are comical...aren't they.

    The last one..."put the camera away or I'll rip your heart out!"

    Very cool, Glenn. mwink.gif

    Thanks Ric!

    The last one cracks me up!
    Lindiwe wrote: »
    Wonderful pictures! I'd get up early for these any time at all.
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    Thanks Lindiwe!
    BigAl wrote: »
    Really love #3, it puts "Decided to get up early and take some photos of Burrowing Owls at sunrise." into perspective :D

    Thanks BigAl! I had to wait for them to wake up.
    dlplumer wrote: »
    Great captures, Glenn. clap.gif I still have not seen one of these :cry

    Glenn, is there a particular time of day or condition that I should look for as to when they emerge from their holes?ne_nau.gif

    Thanks Dan!

    I think sunrise and sunset is the best time of day to see them, but I have seen them at other times too. If you know where the burrow is, the best thing to do is settle down and wait. If they jump into their burrows just give them some time they usually come out again if you stay still.
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  • misterbmisterb Banned Posts: 601 Major grins
    edited October 25, 2010
    Do they actually "burrow"? (I'm from NYC)
  • ksproulksproul Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited October 25, 2010
    Excellent shots! I love these little guys. I used to live on Marco Island, on the southwest coast of Florida, and they're EVERYWHERE there. Marco Island is a very developed place, but there are owls burrows all over the place in empty lots right in the middle of residential neighborhoods. They're all roped off with yellow tape so people know they're there and don't mess with them, so they're very easy to find. Most of them have a little cross-shaped perch built at the hole as well, so it's often easy to tell if they're out. When I went back there to visit my mom about a year ago, I took an afternoon to drive around the island and photograph them. I could easily find 50-100 burrows just cruising around within a few miles. That particular afternoon, most of them were out of their holes too. They're fun to photograph because they seem to constantly move their heads around, creating all kinds of different poses. Some of my favorites are the ones where their heads are cocked about 90 degrees to one side. They're kind of comical.

    You did an excellent job capturing them! Thanks for posting.
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  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited October 28, 2010
    Harryb wrote: »
    Terrific Glenn. that third image is classic. ylsuper.gif

    Thanks Harry!
    deb22 wrote: »
    Glenn, it was worth the early rise, well at least I did not have to get up early to see your shots thanks. I like 2nd bird in #4.

    Thanks Deb!
    Stella7d wrote: »
    These are fantastic!! Love them all!! clap.gif

    Thanks Stella!

    jwear wrote: »
    I miss the owls this year 2 came to visit BC is that an electric fenceheadscratch.gif
    I don't think it is electric. They usually have a sign posted if it is.


    korandoke wrote: »
    well done

    Greetings,
    Korandoke

    Thanks Korandoke!
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  • Shaster BlasterShaster Blaster Registered Users Posts: 6 Beginner grinner
    edited October 28, 2010
    I love the expression in shot #5, that is a bird with attitude!
  • DsrtVWDsrtVW Registered Users Posts: 1,991 Major grins
    edited October 28, 2010
    These are fantastic captures. Good work for sure
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