![Long shot short eared owl Long shot short eared owl](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-k8BWCDb/0/LZGqtNqvPXVDVGRLcQjsCdv5tFFfVvSzwkJsM7nVc/X4/i-k8BWCDb-X4.jpg)
Long shot short eared owl. Not great shots but mainly sharing for documentation of my first sighting of one of these in the wild. I have made a concerted effort in recent months to chase these guys down and have had zero luck – until yesterday. Yeah, it was a long way away but, it counts. 😀
![A short eared owl sits on a stick in a field. (© Tony's Takes)](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-GWKqSRf/0/Lf6LzRVtd9N36VNL5zj7MTsVdw5xBhQdXp46ftscG/X4/i-GWKqSRf-X4.jpg)
![A short eared owl lands on a stick. (© Tony's Takes)](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-vxpJmnW/0/KZX6W35mPXj6Cd5TG6WwT947StgPMqwWr4tP8NKbP/X4/i-vxpJmnW-X4.jpg)