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'Barred Owl Perched Low' Photograph by Ryan Van Meter

Barred Owl Perched Low

Hunting a Fern Patch

29 June 2024

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Pawlet, Vermont, USA

More Observations from Expedition Rupert

A deep survey of the biodiversity of one mountain in Vermont over many years (2009 to 2026)

100 Observations
77 Identified Species
Male Barred Owl Perched in the Marsh
Pawlet, Vermont, USA (May 2026)
Monarch on Joe Pie Weed
Pawlet, Vermont, USA
Eastern Pondhawk Dragonfly Adult Female
Pawlet, Vermont, USA (July 2019)
Spreadwing Damselfly Mating Tandem Linked on Perch over Pond
Pawlet, Vermont, USA (July 2019)
Barred Perched in Autumn Sunset
Pawlet, Vermont, USA (November 2025)
Spring Snapping Turtle on Vermont Farm
Pawlet, Vermont, USA (May 2011)
More from Diversity of Bird Life The North Hill Barred

An eight-year immersive study of one family of Barred Owls in Vermont.

14 Observations
1 Identified Species
Owls Are Not Omens Male Barred Perched over Casket
Pawlet, Vermont, USA (March 2025)
Barred Mating Pair Perched in a White Pine on a Rainy Day
Pawlet, Vermont, USA (May 2022)
Barred Owl Perched at Forest Edge Hunting Uncut Pasture Below
Pawlet, Vermont, USA (June 2020)
Barred Perches over Stream
Pawlet, Vermont, USA (November 2025)
Barred Owl Facial Disc
Pawlet, Vermont, USA (May 2022)
More from Selected Photos

Personal favorites from across my collections — for the aesthetics, or the light, or the moment.

19 Photos
Garden Cross Spider In Monastery Courtyard
Pokhara, Nepal (June 2013)
The Red Fox and the Rabbit
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Maryland, USA (July 2023)
Barred Owl Drops on Prey Hunting a patch of reeds at the edge of New York grasslands.
New York, USA
Northern Paper Wasp
Pawlet, Vermont, USA (September 2010)
Dave Grohl & Taylor Hawkins The Foo Fighters Live in 1997
Roseland Ballroom, New York City, New York, USA
Nepali Weaver at Loom in Fern Patch
Kalopani, Nepal (May 2013)
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