Wildlife, landscape and weather photography
“I want my mama!” While this Burrowing Owl owlet is actually just yawning, I can’t help but imagine its look in this picture as a cry for mom to bring it breakfast. Notice to the right one of its siblings is keeping close watch on the photographer while trying to stay camouflaged.
I’m not entirely sure why folks have a hard time finding Burrowing Owls. 😉 Here, a pair of owlets does a pretty darned good job of staying out of sight of the shutterbug. Taken in Adams County, Colorado.
😉 This Burrowing Owl owlet north of Denver International Airport was quite the character. While its siblings pretty much ignored me, it was very interested in the guy with the camera. Feel free to share and bring a smile to someone else’s face. Have a great weekend!
I have struggled to get decent images of these fast-moving, erratic fliers but last week at least had some luck. Not as close as I would like and the houses in the background are distracting but I am pretty pleased with the images. These little guys are so much fun to watch – just can’t get enough of them!
I haven’t had the opportunity to visit my little friends in a couple of weeks and since then there have been big changes. Last time I saw them, the Burrowing Owl owlets were still hiding underground.
Today they were out and about and entertaining as always. Unfortunately it was mid-afternoon so the lighting wasn’t particularly good but it was fun to watch them. Taken in Adams County, Colorado.
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This male Burrowing Owl is returning to its burrow with a mouse or vole firmly in its grasp. I have struggled to get good flight shots of these fast, erratic fliers. This is one of the few decent ones I have gotten. It was quite a ways off so not as zoomed in as I would like. Someday I will get the flight series I long for! 😉 Taken in Adams County, Colorado.
A Burrowing Owl’s bright yellow eyes burn into the camera as it keeps close watch. This guy was perfectly content to watch me from about 15 feet away as I sat in my truck. Still no sign of mama or the little ones but they should be emerging from the burrows very soon. Taken in Adams County, Colorado, USA.
This little guy of course wasn’t really dancing but it did shake itself off while sitting on this fence post. At this particular spot northeast of #Denver, the males continue to be out and about and usually quite visible. Any day now I expect to start seeing the females out of the burrows and little ones making their first public appearance.
This little Burrowing Owl seemed less than enthused to be having his picture taken as he sat on a fence post. 😉
A couple of the males at one of the spots where I go to take pictures of these birds have actually grown extraordinarily tolerant. As long as you pull up slowly in your vehicle, they will stand on the fence posts and let you take all the pictures you want.
The females are still below ground right now, no doubt keeping their recently born offspring warm. Within the next few weeks those little ones should start making public appearances which is when the real fun begins. Taken in Adams County, Colorado.
A crazy week at work and home so this afternoon was the first time I have been out since Monday. I didn’t find a wide variety but what I did find was quite cool.
This gent and another were kind enough to pose along a dirt road for me. Here he prepares to fly back to his burrow as a truck approaches. The two would come and go regularly affording me bunches of pics. Still struggling to get a good flight shot of these little ones though.
