Great-horned Owl Owlets
Two Great-horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) babies (owlets) in a moss-covered tree in Woodway, Washington. Photograph by Michael McAuliffe.

Great-horned Owl Owlets

I have been watching two Great-horned Owl owlets grow up over the last few weeks. What an experience! The owls have grown quickly and have now ventured out of their…

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Short-eared Owls Hunting
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…

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