That is so cool. We have a few small Owls but I have only seen one and it was dead. That was a Boreal Owl.
A Saw Whit Owl nested across the road from my place. I never did see it but from May through July I would hear it every evening.

It would start calling right at dusk and go non stop until first light.
At first I didn't know what it was but on a hunch I looked up Saw Whit Owl calls and it was a perfect match.
I found it's nest hole and waited till dark a few times in the hopes of photographing it but it never came out until after dark.

I believe there are also Screech Owls in the area but I've never seen or heard one.

I see more Great Grays then anything else. On one fishing trip last summer I counted 8 Great Grays while driving home.

Great picture, Owls are one of the most beautiful birds. Thank you for sharing. .

Great pics. Owls are so cool.

Pocket Gophers are where the carnival game whack a mole must have come from. The only effective way I have found is to be quick and accurate with a .22 when they are digging and popping up and down.

Awesome owl pictures!! I have a theory this year that they are some how connected to my ability to see and harvest deer. Before each shot this year, I have seen an owl close by swooping from one tree to another. It is coincidence I am sure, but I am hunting old Apache land...

Great pictures! I love owls.

The older natives around here believe one's enamies can inhabit Owls and use them to spy on others. They believe seeing an Owl is bad juju

Interesting. When I shot my Whitetail last season, the blind sit began with a pair of Great Horned Owls talking tree to tree before first light.

Barred owl that lives close to the house:



This was taken from inside my family room through the double pane window. Tree is about 4 or 5 yards from the window and it was snowing. That particular owl and i have some history. I was trying out a new coyote caller and rabbit decoy one afternoon in the backyard and that bugger swooped in and flew away with the decoy.

That’s awesome….

X's 2!!

I have a couple of Barred Owls that hang around the area and sometimes come into my yard. I've tried photographing them but they always come in when there isn't enough light for a decent photo.

But I love haviing them around. They have such an interesting call.
https://journeynorth.org/sounds/Owl_Barred_WhoCooks.mp3

Knew I had another one. Barred Owl on a very cold Kansas morning deer hunt. He was watching me quite closely as I sat in a natural blind near the fence line and pinch point. Their camo is amazing.

Nice photos

A couple more Owl photos.

The two most common Owls around here.

Great Gray Owl


Short Eared Owl

Fascinating birds.

Great Gray Owl


What a beautiful animal! Thanks for this thread