Sunday, May 23, 2021

Owls!


After our long and delayed flight from Detroit to Tucson, we hit the ground birding! The leader of the tour we are taking waited for us and one more participant who was on the same flight. We drove up to a good birding area, watched some hummingbirds and a few others, had a picnic dinner, and then looked for owls as the sun set and the very bright moon came up. 

Elf Owl

Whiskered screech owl

© 2021 mae and len sander



10 comments:

David M. Gascoigne, said...

I don't know what your reaction was to the Elf Owl, but mine was predictable and obvious I suppose, "How can an owl be so small?" I saw my first one ever in Texas, but have seen them more frequently in Arizona. A charming bird to put it mildly!

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

How wonderful that you traveled to see these owls. That screech owl is beautiful and your photos are superb.

DVArtist said...

Great shots and so much fun. Have a great day.

Nil @ The Little House by the Lake said...

Oh wow! Beautiful photos, Mae. You captured them very well.

My name is Erika. said...

Have a fabulous trip Mae.

Tandy | Lavender and Lime (http://tandysinclair.com) said...

Wow, those are amazing photographs. Hope the rest of the tour is as successful.

Jeanie said...

I love the idea of a picnic and then owl hunting! That sounds like a nice way to begin the tour!

Tina said...

What a great trip. I'd like to see an Elf Owl

Sherry's Pickings said...

aren't owls the best? we have tawny frogmouths here which are often confused with owls. they often sit on branches in the daytime looking like part of the branch. clever!

Deb Nance at Readerbuzz said...

I've never seen owls, though I've heard them aplenty.