Was bait used? Assuming not, any tips for getting this sort of owl behavior to occur in front of our lenses?
I've a lot of experience with barred owls. (Live less than 100 yards from a barred owl nest; each year, watch a new barred owl brood grow up. Have called barred owls by voice for four decades, in several states, in all months of the year. Have had barred owl pairs come within 10 feet in daytime, had juveniles beg food from me, and watched barred owl pairs feed mice/voles to young a few feet away.) But I have never gotten behavior such as you've shown, in good light, in front of my lens.
How do you elicit the owl behavior you've recorded here?
Best,
--Chris S. (different Chris S. from prior poster)
Jan 22, 2026 at 09:21 PM
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