Karl Witt wrote:
Those are truly wonderful images Joshua! Sorry to hear about the lack of owls this year?? Wonder why?
Great shooting buddy!
Karl
Karl, thank you for your kind comment! We really don't know the reason why. As Mike reported below, that seems to be the case at various places he is aware of.
Bobg657 wrote:
Wonderful shots as always Joshua, we can only hope they recover!
Bob
Thank you very much, Bob! We are crossing our fingers....
gerov wrote:
Outstanding set, Joshua. I may have missed a lot during my absence, but I think these are the first burrowing owl shots that I've seen here where they're actually flying and not just standing around like a bunch of mischievous Meerkats plotting something you don't want to be a part of
Gero
Thank you very much, Gero! These burrowing owls have mastered a technique of grabbing their prey mid-air using their claw. I will post a few later on that didn't get posted last year.
Michael H wrote:
Joshua, it is difficult to say why the numbers are down. I’m local to the area and there are a few other spots that used to host some significant numbers. One in particular had probably a dozen families. I would go just to watch them all feeding and active in the evenings. Now they are all gone. The field was mowed to meet fire regulations but it wasn’t the first time. There were 2 or 3 other spots that had steady populations and they too are empty. All of these spots were significantly smaller than the main field now.
Hopefully it’s just a cyclical thing and the fields will stay empty. There is already too much development for warehouses and logistics m
Michael, thank you for the info and your observation. It is really puzzling why the owl population declined so drastically this season. Like you, I also hope that they will come back and that they development will be not only postponed but completely abandoned.
kmunroe wrote:
love the in-flights Joshua
Thank you very much, Kenny!
kdacharya wrote:
Beautifully done Joshua YGMV
A shame that the numbers are declining
KD, thank you very much! Yes, I was so looking forward to photograph them again this season but... Oh, well.
