Searching for Short-eared Owls in a Frozen Marsh
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
- Join Ryan and his friend Tim as they scour a frozen marsh in Wisconsin for Short-Eared Owls. Unlike most owls that remain stationary for most of the day, Short-eared Owls are extremely active during dawn and dusk and are incredibly fun to watch.
Thanks to Terry Sohl for allowing us to use his range maps
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Photos at 2:34, 2:41, 3:41, 3:49, and cover by Bill Grossmeyer
Photo at 5:36 by Collette Jungbluth
All other photos and videos by Derek and Ryan Sallmann
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Wow Tim totally offending the great grays.... lol
Haha
I see these in SC in the winter. I noticed that they like to stay near pastures, too. They look so cool with their yellow shining eyes. I can never get a good picture of one, though. It’s always getting dark when I see them, plus they move around a lot, like you said. That’s cool that you got to see so many at once.
They can definitely be hit or miss!
Awesome species and you captured it well!
Awesome video, Ryan. I have yet to see one. Do you know if they're reliable in this spot during spring/summer?
Where about are you located?
@@BadgerlandBirding I live in Colorado, but I travel through your area of WI several times a year on my way to the UP. I'd arrange a stop there to see the owls if they're easy to find.
Super cool vid 🙂 Totally brought back memories from earlier this year, when here in Nor Cal, I and some friends found and we're shooting some SEO's ourselves, and it was exactly like what you showed here 🙂 Even sharing the marsh with Harriers.... Crazy that you guys were 2800 miles away from us, but everything looked exactly the same 🙂
Anxious to try again late this Fall when they come back 🙂
Definitely displays how habitats define what species live there!
I have never seen a short eared owl. Thanks for this video Ryan.
Thanks for watching!
Short-eared owls: the nighthawks of winter.
This is very true
Would love to see a Northern Harrier here in the Netherlands :P
Would be a first for the country!
Luckily we do have the Short-eared owls ^^
Hopefully one will wander over there some day for you!
I would have pegged that Rough Legged Hawk as a Harrier because of the white rump but I'm guessing you had more info seeing it perched and a better feel for it's size/bulk. I know of a spot where I've seen Harriers a number of times, I'll have to go back at dawn/dusk and see what I can find. Thanks for pointing that out, I only have one owl on my life list.
It's totally worth a shot! Let us know if you find any Short-eared Owls there!
If you pause at 2:07 you can see the white on the undersides of the wings which can be a good diagnostic feature for Rough-legged Hawk depending on the color morph. Good luck with the owl search! 🦉
@@BadgerlandBirding I see that now, thanks. The allaboutbirds species comparison helps too.
Wow! 7 of them? I haven't even seen one. The last time one was seen in my area was last year on Jan. 1st. That's really amazing to see that many.
Must be a good source of food for them in the area!
I have been wanting to find one of these owls for so long!
No recent reports near you?
@@BadgerlandBirding Yes, a few. I have not been able to go search for them though.
Cool to watch them & very beautiful owl !!
Thanks guys!
Thanks so much for watching!
Amazing! SEO is one of my main target species for the coming year. We get a few each winter in south west England.
Thanks! Best of luck with your search!
Awesome video. All owls are cool, even the Great Gray Owl that just sits there...lol.
Quote of the video lol
We seen one at Forsythe NWR in NJ he was gliding right over the road on the side of the marsh. It was amazing
That's awesome! Such a cool species to see. Especially if you aren't expecting it
I just saw my first Short-Eared Owl 4 days ago.
Congratulations!
I absolutely love owls. My wife is from Mexico, and years ago her aunt used to come up and iron our clothes. I had a couple porcelain owls, about 2 inches in height. One day I noticed that they had disappeared. My wife suspects her aunt because she was very superstitious about owls. Lol
(I hope I haven't already shared this story. Uh-oh, I'm showing my age.)
Interesting story! Did she take them because they are supposed to be lucky or because they are supposed to be unlucky?
@@BadgerlandBirding Unlucky. She was very old at the time, already. She thought they were from the dark side. They supposedly are witches and they used them for witchcraft.
Not me or my wife! They are truly God's creatures.
Suggesting you visit Beloit, at Nature at the Confluence, right on Illinois state line, where Turtle Creek meets Rock River. I was there this past weekend, pretty amazing collection of water fowl, with bald eagles kind of making things dramatic. It's a typical small WI town that has a good amount of nature right in the downtown. Then there is Big Hill Park north of town, where they have an owl program that is popular, I cound not get tickets but they have an owl walk at dusk.
We may have to check that out!
@@BadgerlandBirding Feb 10 is their next program at Big Hill
Very educational video. Always a pleasure 😊
Thanks so much for watching!
They are awesome !
Really cool video of an awesome species!
Thanks so much for watching! How's the Big Year coming along?
@@BadgerlandBirding it's going well! been getting out lots. maybe not crazy numbers but seen some cool stuff.
Awesome video! Thanks for taking us along, Ryan! :)
Thanks so much for watching!
@@BadgerlandBirding :)
I love owls!
Amazing and beautiful ！I love owls❤️.
Thanks for watching! We also have a video about finding a Barred Owl if you're interested in that as well!
@@BadgerlandBirding Got it! Thanks for sharing your experiences!
What is the scope thing that Tim has? Is it better than using binoculars? I see a lot of birders with it. I really want to find an owl!
Scopes are very useful... as far as "better" than binoculars, that depends for what purpose you're using them. Scopes are easily better for things farther away, like ducks, raptors (sometimes), and shorebirds. But for closer birds, or ones that are moving very fast, binoculars are far better. For the Short-eareds I think both would definitely work, but a scope would afford you better views. 🙂
Scopes are normally used for long-range viewing. You can set it up on a tripod and then others can look at what you're viewing as well. They vary in price quite a bit and are very useful, but a really nice one can be expensive. I normally just use my camera on a tripod as a scope and it works quite well.
I saw 4 a few days ago in West Michigan. That was one of the coolest experiences I've had birding. They are considered endangered in Michigan.
I saw one of these flying with a Long-eared Owl recently. Both insanely cool species!
That's very interesting. I know some people that have encountered Short-eared Owls roosting in a way similar to Long-eared Owls
I used to see a short-eared owl in Illinois.
There's definitely good habitat down there for them!
Gotta love the owls!!
How could you not!?
@@BadgerlandBirding Yes, they are truly epic. I have only seen one once, and even that was just a silhouette, so all these clear shots are pretty cool!!!
Ive had a hard time finding theses owls on the westside of Wisconsin.
They can be really hit or miss depending on the day!
@@BadgerlandBirding I did have some great luck near Appleton 😊
Watching a Short-eared Owl in flight is purely captivating! My eyes just don’t tire of it. If it weren’t for the day turning to night shortly after they do their dance, I think i’d remain entranced watching them forever - as if hypnotized.
I can't get over how much they look like huge moths
Hanging out in that exact blind at dusk watching all these guys flap around is one of my favorite moments ever.
I believe they are still there too!
Gorgeous birds!
I am new to bird photography and I am going to try to take pictures of Short-eared owls tomorrow.I was wondering if you had any tips for what shutter speed and other settings to use as well as anything else that can help me.
For birds in flight I’d recommend at least 1/2500 shutter speed. What type of camera do you have?
@@BadgerlandBirding A Nikon coolpix p950
@@BadgerlandBirding Which is a point and shoot
Check out this video we did with bird photography tips that we tried on our point and shoot cameras: ruclips.net/video/gBS2uciAeKk/видео.htmlsi=3-ewSW27RRfWPFPB
@@BadgerlandBirding Thanks!
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