Birds Archives - Michael McAuliffe Photography

A Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) perched on a log on Leque Island near Stanwood, Washington. Photo by Michael McAuliffe.

Snowy Owl on Leque Island

I have been going back through some old bird photographs taken as far back as ten years ago. These photos of a Snowy Owl on Leque Island in Stanwood, Washington,…

A male Northern Pintail at the Fir Island Farm Reserve near Conway, Washington, in the Skagit Valley.

Male Northern Pintail

Mike McAuliffe
February 24, 2023
Ducks / Northern Pintail / Skagit Valley
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My favorite avian winter photography subjects are waterfowl like this male Northern Pintail. I recently photographed this handsome duck at the Fir Island Farm Reserve near Conway, Washington, in the…

Burrowing Owl

Burrowing Owls At The Salton Sea

Mike McAuliffe
February 5, 2023
Burrowing Owl / Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge
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I was really hoping to photograph Burrowing Owls at the Salton Sea on a recent trip to the Southern California desert. I have photographed Barred, Snowy, Short-eared, Long-eared and Northern…

A Short-eared Owl, Asio flammeus, hovers over a grassy field in Northwest Washington state late in the afternoon. These owls use their acute hearing to hunt for small birds and mammals like mice and voles. Photo by Michael McAuliffe.

Short-eared Owls Hunting

One of my winter photography highlights is photographing Short-eared Owls hunting over fields at the Samish Flats in Northwest Washington. It's always a challenge to photograph these birds. They move…

Short-eared Owl Takeoff

See a LARGER IMAGE in my Bird Photography gallery. Short-eared Owls winter in Western Washington and every year I photograph them. So I have many photos of these owls but…

Brown Pelicans and Sea Stacks

Brown Pelicans at Rialto Beach

Brown Pelicans are one of my favorite birds to photograph. I had photographed them previously in Florida and California but until recently, didn't know you could find them in Washington…