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Northern Utah Short-eared Owl Chicks

By Mia McPherson|May 24th, 2016|Categories: Box Elder County, Short-eared Owls, Utah|Tags: Asio flammeus, birds of prey, chicks, close up, fledglings, owlets, owls, parallaxing, portrait, sagebrush, Short-eared Owl, winking|

It felt amazing to be alone with these northern Utah Short-eared Owl chicks for a few brief moments yesterday.

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Sibling Burrowing Owls

By Mia McPherson|June 19th, 2015|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Burrowing Owls, Utah|Tags: Athene cunicularia, bird photography, Burrowing Owl, declining populations, fence, fence post, juveniles, owl, owlets, owls, siblings, Western Burrowing Owl|

Yesterday while wandering around in northern Utah I spotted an adult and then 5 sibling Burrowing Owls also showed up to perch on an old fence line.

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Juvenile Burrowing Owls – Friday Photos

By Mia McPherson|November 25th, 2011|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Burrowing Owls, Davis County, Utah|Tags: Athene cunicularia, Burrowing Owl, clowns, comical, desert island, funny, immature, juvenile, juveniles, owl, owlets, owls, pair, stretching, wing lift|

I adore Burrowing Owls, especially the juveniles because they can be funny, serious looking, comical and at times they act like clowns.

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