Conservation Reserve Program – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Short-eared Owl photobombed by a butterfly

By Mia McPherson|May 21st, 2015|Categories: Birds, Glacier County, Montana, Short-eared Owls|Tags: adult, Asio flammeus, birds of prey, cabbage butterfly, Conservation Reserve Program, CRP land, fence post, owl, owls, Short-eared Owl, summer, wooden post|

My only wish for this image is that the butterfly had been as sharply in focus as the Short-eared Owl was but with bird photography you never know what might show up in the frame.

Short-eared Owl in Glacier County, Montana

By Mia McPherson|December 29th, 2013|Categories: Birds, Glacier County, Montana, Short-eared Owls|Tags: adult, Asio flammeus, bird photography, birds, birds of prey, Conservation Reserve Program, CRP land, ear tuft, fence post, male, owl, owls, Owls of Montana, perched, Short-eared Owl, summer|

Two years ago I photographed this male Short-eared Owl in Glacier County, Montana on a fence post on the perimeter of some CRP (Conservation Reserve Program) land on an August evening.

Friday Photos – Short-eared Owl in Glacier County, Montana

By Mia McPherson|August 19th, 2011|Categories: Glacier County, Montana, Short-eared Owls|Tags: adult, Asio flammeus, birds of prey, Conservation Reserve Program, CRP, Cut Bank, ear tufts, fence post, male, owl, owls, Owls of Montana, perched, Short-eared Owl, summer|

I am always looking for the unexpected birds to show up in locations where I might not expect them them to be and this Short-eared Owl was a bit of a nice surprise.