Barn Owls and Phragmites

Barn Owls are among my favorite avian subjects.  They’re uncommon, elusive and rarely active in daytime so they’re devilishly difficult to photograph in good light – especially in flight.   And they’re unique – so different from other owl species (heart-shaped facial disc, smaller eyes, a short squared tail and serrated central claws) that they’re given their own [...]

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Antelope Island Barn Owl Family

There’ll be just a single image in today’s post – the majority of a large family of Barn Owls that are resident on Antelope Island this summer. 

 

Canon 7D, 1/80, f/7.1, ISO 640, EV -1.00, 500 f/4, 1.4 tc

I have a special fondness for this species but like [...]

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