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'Barred Owl Drops on Prey' Photograph by Ryan Van Meter

Barred Owl Drops on Prey

Hunting the Edge of Grasslands

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New York, USA

Barred Owl

Strix varia
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Surveys of the grassland bird species of New York (2020 to 2024)

13 Observations
5 Identified Species
Snowy Owl
New York, USA
Short-Eared Owl Scanning for Prey
New York, USA (February 2020)
Gray Ghost Hunting Grassland Male Northern Harrier
New York, USA (March 2022)
Ring-Necked Pheasant
New York, USA (December 2021)
Snowy Owl Takeoff
New York, USA
Short-Eared Owl Territorial Competition
New York, USA (March 2021)
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110 Observations
65 Identified Species
Northern Flicker
Pawlet, Vermont, USA (June 2025)
Common Merganser On the Poultney River
Ward Marsh, West Haven, Vermont, USA (October 2020)
Gray Ghost Hunting Grassland Male Northern Harrier
New York, USA (March 2022)
Short-Eared Owl Hunting Vermont Wildlife Refuge
(February 2020)
Crested Serpent-Eagle Gliding through the Valley Between Landruk and Ghandruk
Landruk, Nepal (May 2013)
Barred Mating Pair Perched in a White Pine on a Rainy Day
Pawlet, Vermont, USA (May 2022)
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Personal favorites from across my collections — for the aesthetics, or the light, or the moment.

20 Photos
Humpback Calf Breaches Repeatedly with Mother for Over Forty Minutes
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Massachusetts, USA (August 2022)
Black Kite Hunting the Shores of Fewa Lake
Pokhara, Nepal (May 2013)
Kashmir Rock Agama
Lete, Nepal (May 2013)
Joey Ramone Legendary Singer of The Ramones in 1997
Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA
Nepali Weaver at Loom in Fern Patch
Kalopani, Nepal (May 2013)
Owls Are Not Omens Male Barred Perched over Casket
Pawlet, Vermont, USA (March 2025)
More Observations of Barred Owl
16 Other Observations
Barred Owl
Pawlet, Vermont, USA
Barred Owl Rests on Cool Autumn Morning From a Sunny Perch in the Marsh
Pawlet, Vermont, USA (September 2026)
Barred Owl Facial Disc
Pawlet, Vermont, USA (May 2022)
Barred Scanning Marsh for Prey
Pawlet, Vermont, USA (June 2022)
Chipmunk Hangs Out with Barred Owl
Pawlet, Vermont, USA (May 2020)
Male Barred Owl Perched in the Marsh
Pawlet, Vermont, USA (May 2026)
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