Owls. I love them. They are hard to find. This is part of their appeal, and the frustration of photographing them. It took me years to find my first owls. And I’ve been scanning trees for them since I was a kid. Now, I see them more often - because I’ve trained my eye how to see them, I think. When you do finally find one, they are likely to cooperate with a photo or two.
Owls are not easily frightened by people who treat them with respect. I approach them quietly and slowly, stay at a reasonable distance (use a telephoto lens and crop for portraits instead of getting in their face), and I NEVER use bait, or flash, to get a photo.
Western Screech Owl snug in it's house.
Local Barred Owlet checking me out...
Extreme close up portrait of a Northern Pygmy Owl, photographed in Washington County.
Local Barred Owlet
Local adult female Barred Owl.
Distant Pueo - Short Eared Owl - in Hawai'i
Hawaiian Pueo
Hawaiian Pueo
Hawaiian Pueo
Hawaiian Pueo
Rare catch of a Hawaiian Pueo in a tree
Pueo on a post - a common sight at one time in HI
Pueo in flight
Pueo in flight
Pueo in flight
A favorite image of a Pueo in the forrest in HI
Pueo
Pueo
Pueo
Pueo
Pueo
Pueo
Pueo on the hunt
Pueo on a post...
Pueo
Pueo
Pueo
