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This bird was sitting right next to a walking path as I approached. When I came too close, it flew off a little ways into the woods.The barred owl hunts by waiting on a high perch at night, or flying through the woods and swooping down on prey. They can sometimes be seen hunting before dark. This typically occurs during the nesting season or on dark and cloudy days.
Mason Farm Biological Reserve
This owl was very patient with me as I took many shots so that I could get some good photos for my 2000th spotting on Noah! :)
Spotted on Dec 28, 2013
Submitted on Dec 30, 2013
26 Comments (1–25)
Thank you, Antonio, Tom15, Christos, Braulio, surekha and James - glad you enjoyed seeing this bird as I did! :)
Great Series.....
Fantastic series and captures, Maria! So beautiful!!!
Congrats on your 2000, Maria!
Fantastic!! Congratulations on No 2000!!!
Great spotting and milestone of 2,000 Maria! The owl looks like it was bored and was falling asleep:-)
Wow,awesome series Maria,so perfect to your 2000th one,congrats on this spotting and on the milestone and thanks for sharing such a amazing and interesting spotting page
Dank je, gracias, thank you, Marta, Larry, Reza and Claire. I wish this owl could cook for me as I don't care for cooking particularly! :)
Nice Maria...who cooks for you?
Beauty !
Wonderful series!
Beautiful owl!
Thanks for your nice comments Mark, Jacob, suzmonk, Kathleen and Rieko. I love Noah and seeing what everyone observes and posts; it teaches me so much and provides such great entertainment. I've seen wildlife here that I never knew existed and the Project has increased my appreciation for nature each time I visit this site. And even the more common animals in postings often are shown so beautifully! I continue to look forward to what other members share! :)
What a beautiful series and congratulations on 2 your 000th!!
Great Photos! special moments!
Beautiful, Maria, and congratulations on No. 2000 ...
Marvelous series, Maria! A huge congratulations on this amazing achievement!! Thank you so very much for all that you do; helping out local animals that may have been mistreated, and spreading awareness of unethical animal treatment throughout the world. I'm so glad to have met you through Project Noah!
Magnificent bird and series. Congraton 2K Maria..
Thanks, Luis, Aaron, kdpicturemaker and Shekai!
Congratulations on your 2000th.
Very beautiful bird.
It looks so surreal, almost like a clay sculpture. 2,000 is a lot of spottings, well done.
Congratulations, Maria! You have a superb collection.
Beautiful series Maria! Congrats on your 2,000th.
Thank you - I did follow him/her into the woods a ways. I was pleased with the photos and grateful to the placid bird! :)