Re: More burrowing at Shoreline Park

Great shots, Mark! Bravo!!

--- Mark Bohrer <lurchl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> With all the excitement over burrowing owls at
> Shoreline lately, I had to 
> seek 'em out for myself.
> 
> Last Friday morning after shooting interiors and
> exteriors at Kannon Do Zen 
> Center, I parked by Shoreline's temporary golf shop
> and walked across the 
> pavement to the nearby trail. I was so focused on
> walking the 100 paces 
> down that trail to find the hill I thought was ahead
> of me, I didn't see 
> the low dirt mound to my left until I'd walked past
> it.
> 
> Then I scanned around, and there they were. Those
> little guys always look 
> like refugees from the Saturday morning cartoons.
> The entire family tumbled 
> around the mound, maybe 8 birds - it was like a
> morning owl picnic.
> 
> I picked out one adult with its barred breast,
> swivelling its head 
> occasionally to keep an eye on juvenile antics and
> possible predators. It 
> stood in one spot, ignoring all the plain-breasted
> youngsters' activity. 
> http://tinyurl.com/aktqt
> 
> An old signpost in front of the mound was one young
> owl's favorite. He 
> stretched his wings in his best Marilyn Monroe
> imitation when he wasn't 
> casting suspicious looks on bicyclists and runners.
> http://tinyurl.com/a2mxg
> 
> Some of the little ones decided two pairs of eyes
> were better than one to 
> watch the silly photographer moving to get the best
> background blur. 
> http://tinyurl.com/8y6bo
> 
> Finally, the guy on the signpost got bored with the
> whole thing and yawned 
> hugely. http://tinyurl.com/9j8dy
> 
> Constant skywatching can help you survive. A
> northern harrier swooped in 
> for a snack, but the owls all disappeared down their
> burrows first. The 
> frustrated harrier flew off, and the owl show was
> over.
> 
>
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> 
> Mark Bohrer
> Mountain and Desert Photography
> www.mountain-and-desert.com
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