Burrowing Owl - bringing home breakfast
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06/28/10 01:44 AM
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retief
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 Third in the sequence, I liked the wing position, but I don't think the vole ( I think it is a vole ) was enjoying the ride. Pretty good sized meal for a 9 inch bird. Owl is heading back to the burrow, where the 5 owletts had not yet fledged. Never saw them feeding, darn it. More can be here in the Owl Gallery . I've been lurking around this place for a long time, so long I can't even remember if I have ever posted, so I figured it was time, be kind please ..... I'm fragile 
Bill Dewey
"The Older I Get, the Better I Was........"
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Re: Burrowing Owl - bringing home breakfast
[Re: James Morrissey]
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06/29/10 01:54 AM
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Quote:
Hi Bill,
These are pretty amazing. Are you using bait, or are these all natural?
James
Thanks a lot. These are all natural. This whole issue of baiting in the wild is a tough one. I have never done it, and doubt I will but I could be convinced otherwise perhaps. I am concerned about animals in popular spots becoming too dependent on humans to feed them. We just happen to be incredibly blessed with this spot about 3 hours from home. Most of the shots I have from these locations have the birds within 40-100 feet of us. The sequence with the vole started about, I'm guessing, 120 feet or so away and I got absolutley lucky to get in focus quickly enough. At this spot, and many others, I shoot almost exclusively from my car, these are farming areas and the birds are somewhat habituated to vehicles being around. But at the first sign of agitation, I first get very still and if they are still agitated, it is time to move on.
I hope that doesn't sound too preachy, but I think it incumbent on us to do what we can to be sure that others have the same opportunity.
Off the soapbox now, thanks a bunch for looking as well as the site in general. Much appreciated.
Oh, yeah, to be fully up front I have to admit that on occasion I might utter an "Owl, look over here, darn you!!!" 
Bill Dewey
"The Older I Get, the Better I Was........"
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Re: Burrowing Owl - bringing home breakfast
[Re: retief]
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07/05/10 12:53 PM
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Absolutely great shot. A local homeowner put up an owl box which was taken over by a pair of bran owls to hatch and raise their owlets. What made it unuual was that the owner placed a video camera inside the box and streamed live video on the Internet. Our local news programs kept track of the owl family and there were hundreds of thousands of hits on the video stream. http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/san-marcos/article_d0673856-9541-51a2-8c36-cf049e6d9332.htmlI remember that we were all concerned the first time that "Molly the Owl" left her owlets for an extended period. Many of us thought that something had happened to Molly. Luckily, that was just a rite of passage for an owl family...
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