On Location: Burrowing Owls in Florida

I spent a few days photographing Burrowing Owls in Florida and made this video to show some of the images, as well as behind the scenes footage of what it was like to do so. The video was made to accompany an article I wrote on my blog which you can read here:
http://www.richardpeters.co.uk/blog/2009/11/25/burrowing-owls-florida-video/

This is only my second video, and my first one having to edit lots of footage etc together but hopefully the experience of the trip comes across ok.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• burrowing owls
• wildlife
• florida

[JBICK666]

Enjoyed your video a lot richard. I'm planning on shooting in florida next year, will give this location a thought. One negative I found, was that the grass in florida was full of red biting ants... not the best for shooting.

[RichardPetersPhoto]

@JBICK666 don't even get me started on the ants! lol. I actually filmed a little section for this video about them but cut it out in the end. At one point, my ThinkTank StreetWalker Hard Drive bag was covered in them! So yes, beware everyone....if you go to Florida, look carefully at the floor before you lay on it! :)

[astercite]

Hi Richard, Thanks you very much for uploading this, we had a great time at the park, saw 6 owlets in one nest!! It was great fun.

[DonFormica]

I live in Cape Coral..i could swear your driving up my street!! And those are Fire Ants, Yow!! I used to lure the Owls with a toy placed on a fishing pole. Much like a cat, the moving "lure" made them attack and i was able to lure them almost up to my "blind" : My parent's station wagon. At night they call to each other from their perches and attack the insects that are attracted to the street lamps shining on the street below.. Thus they frequently like empty lots near cul de sacs.

[6ZackFair9]

They are so adorable! Great editing :)

[FischerPhotography]

Nice Video With Some Really Good Shots!