Short-eared Owl Images, Facts and Information:
Asio flammeus
- Short-eared Owls are medium sized, mottled brown owls that have ear tufts that are not always visible.
- Short-eared Owls are found in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Hawaii, the Caribbean and the Galápagos Islands.
- Short-eared Owls will hunt day and night and nest in scrapes lined with grass the ground.
- Nicknames for Short-eared Owls include evening owl, marsh bog owl, grass owl, meadow owl, mouse-hawk and flat-faced owl.
- Preferred habitats for Short-eared Owls in North America include tundra, grasslands, prairies, mountain meadows, salt marshes, freshwater marshes, estuaries and agricultural fields.
- Their diet is small mammals and they occasionally take small birds.
- Short-eared Owls lay 1 to 11 eggs which take 25 to 29 days to hatch. The female incubates.
- In most of their range they are migratory.
- Populations of Short-eared Owls are on the decline. The 2014 State of the Birds Report listed them as a Common Bird in Steep Decline and in Utah they are listed as a Wildlife Species of Concern.
- Short-eared Owls can live 13 years.
I hope you enjoy viewing my Short-eared Owl photos.
Perched Short-eared Owl
Title: Perched Short-eared Owl
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 8/15/2012
Short-eared Owl with tufts showing
Title: Short-eared Owl with tufts showing
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 8/15/2012
Short-eared Owl perched on a post close to sunset
Title: Short-eared Owl perched on a post close to sunset
Location: Glacier County, Montana
Date: 8/12/2011
Short-eared Owl perched on a leaning post
Title: Short-eared Owl perched on a leaning post
Location: Glacier County, Montana
Date: 8/12/2011
Short-eared Owl in the golden light of sunset
Title: Short-eared Owl in the golden light of sunset
Location: Glacier County, Montana
Date: 8/12/2011
Squinting Short-eared Owl
Title: Squinting Short-eared Owl
Location: Glacier County, Montana
Date: 8/12/2011
Preening Short-eared Owl
Title: Preening Short-eared Owl
Location: Glacier County, Montana
Date: 8/12/2011
Relaxed Short-eared Owl
Title: Relaxed Short-eared Owl
Location: Glacier County, Montana
Date: 8/12/2011
Side lit Short-eared Owl wing lift
Title: Side lit Short-eared Owl wing lift
Location: Glacier County, Montana
Date: 8/12/2011
Dozing Short-eared Owl
Title: Dozing Short-eared Owl
Location: Glacier County, Montana
Date: 8/12/2011
Short-eared Owl preening
Title: Short-eared Owl preening
Location: Glacier County, Montana
Date: 8/12/2011
Short-eared Owl in evening light
Title: Short-eared Owl in evening light
Location: Glacier County, Montana
Date: 8/12/2011
Short-eared Owl in Glacier County, Montana
Title: Short-eared Owl in Glacier County, Montana
Location: Glacier County, Montana
Date: 8/12/2011
Staring Short-eared Owl
Title: Staring Short-eared Owl
Location: Glacier County, Montana
Date: 8/12/2011
Short-eared Owl bathed in evening light, Glacier County, Montana
Title: Short-eared Owl bathed in evening light, Glacier County, Montana
Location: Glacier County, Montana
Date: 8/12/2011
Male Short-eared Owl photographed in evening light
Title: Male Short-eared Owl photographed in evening light
Location: Glacier County, Montana
Date: 8/12/2011
Goofy look from a Short-eared Owl
Title: Goofy look from a Short-eared Owl
Location: Glacier County, Montana
Date: 8/12/2011
Short-eared Owl with Yellow Sweet Clover in the background
Title: Short-eared Owl with Yellow Sweet Clover in the background
Location: Glacier County, Montana
Date: 8/12/2011
Short-eared Owl posing pretty
Title: Short-eared Owl posing pretty
Location: Glacier County, Montana
Date: 8/12/2011
Surprise Short-eared Owl
Title: Surprise Short-eared Owl
Location: Glacier County, Montana
Date: 8/12/2011