Long-eared Owls – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Asio otus

Long-eared Owls are nocturnal, medium-sized owls that heave long ear tufts. During the day they spend most of their time roosting in trees near the trunks.

Christmas Day Bird Photos Thru The Years

By Mia McPherson|December 25th, 2020|Categories: Bald Eagles, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Common Goldeneyes, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Golden Eagles, Long-eared Owls, Pied-billed Grebes, Pinellas County, Red-tailed Hawks, Roseate Spoonbills, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: adult, Bald Eagle, Christmas Day, close up, Common Merganser, crayfish, eagle, eagles, first year, foggy, Golden Eagle, grebes, haek, hawks, immature, landing Bear River, Long-eared Owl, oel, owls, Pied-billed Grebe, portrait, Red-tailed Hawk, Roseate Spoonbill, snow, snow storm, snowy, spoonbill, wading birds, winter, young|

Today I wanted to share some of the Christmas Day bird photos I have taken through the years out in the field and close to home.

Long-eared Owl and snow at Farmington Bay

By Mia McPherson|December 26th, 2015|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Long-eared Owls, Utah|Tags: Asio otus, birds of prey, Christmas, landing, lifer, Long-eared Owl, owl, owls, Owls of Utah, perched, snow, snowy, winter|

This post is about how I took photos of a lifer Long-eared Owl on Christmas Day at Farmington Bay WMA in a snow storm.