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Short-eared Owl With Prey In Flight

Taking a mulligan.

It’s Greek To Me

Just another slightly quirky event in the life of a bird photographer.

Male Short-eared Owl In Flight With Rodent Prey

A chubby owl carrying a chubby vole to the nest.

Male Northern Harrier Stomping On A Vole

And in this context I do mean stomping. First a brief explanation of the behavior, one I’ve seen multiple times with this species but have only rarely been able to photograph.

Male American Kestrel With A Big Fat Vole

In fact it’s one of the largest voles I’ve seen (don’t worry, there’s nothing graphic here).

American Kestrel Struggling To Feed On A Large Vole

Just holding onto your lunch isn’t always easy when you’re 20′ in the air and the prey is relatively large.

Eight Of My Favorite Rough-legged Hawk Photos

This is the time of year I start to get antsy about the return of the Rough-legged Hawks.

Male Short-eared Owl In Flight With Prey In His Talons

Last night while looking for something else I found a pleasant surprise in my archives.

A Few Minutes In The Lives Of 2 Sibling Red-tailed Hawk Fledglings

Fourteen minutes condensed into eight photos to be precise. These are behavioral images and none of them are great shots but I think most of us here on Feathered Photography appreciate interesting behaviors at least as much as we do “pretty bird photos”.