It had clouded over on our way to visit the owl spot meaning the light was low, but we continued on. It was for owls, after all.
He was there, looking around and fully aware we were watching him.
Barred Owl, Low Light
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Barred Owl With Reflection
Portrait of a Barred Owl holding his frog catch.
Barred Owl Portraits
The best time to photograph these Barred Owls is first thing in the morning. They hang around the pond looking for food and bathing. The tree canopy is filling in and the morning we were there it was mostly cloudy, so the resulting images aren’t as clear as I’d like. But they are Owls!
The image below was taken after the frog snack of my previous post. We were moving on and the pair flew over us headed back to the pond.
Barred Owl Pair Getting Lunch
The first Barred Owl from my previous post appeared to be just hanging out on a limb above a small pond, maybe nodding off.
All the while he was watching the water below. He dropped down and out of my sight. I circled around the pond to discover the Owl posing nicely at the base of a Cypress tree. I didn’t see the frog until I was developing the images.
The presence of the frog explained the behavior of the mate, who had moved to a branch above, hunched over watching, and was making clucking noises. After a few minutes of this they flew off together, I hope to share the frog.
Barred Owl Pair
One of these Barred Owls had been hunting unsuccessfully in the pond below then took a break with its mate. They rested awhile together, each did some personal grooming and then one moved to a separate branch.
Gradually they got further apart in that tree; unfortunately for me the light was behind them. I stayed where I was expecting that they might still be hungry.
Soon one of them flew to a branch right over the water where it was still dim but the light was behind me. He was temporarily distracted by a Hawk calling overhead, but soon became focused on the water.
