I have only seen these owls a few times. Seems to be the way they fly, if they're not motionless on a fencepost. Had thought of them as the nocturnal counterpart of the harrier, but your video shows that they are even more nimble than that.
Looks like you are in the Rockies, is that right? I saw most of mine on the RM Front in Montana. Now I'm back in grad school in Indiana. We've got the wonderful barred owls here, though!
Gotta love owls!
nimrod74741 1 year ago
I have only seen these owls a few times. Seems to be the way they fly, if they're not motionless on a fencepost. Had thought of them as the nocturnal counterpart of the harrier, but your video shows that they are even more nimble than that.
Looks like you are in the Rockies, is that right? I saw most of mine on the RM Front in Montana. Now I'm back in grad school in Indiana. We've got the wonderful barred owls here, though!
Thanks,
Hannah Hinchman
01woodthrush 4 years ago