Short-eared Owl - Greg Rothman
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Date

Location

Muirhead Springs Forest Preserve
Kane, Illinois, United States
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Map
Map Coordinates: 42.0466113, -88.4521948
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

Beautiful owl, at least one; seemingly flushed from day time roost in tall grasses. Three raptors flew from ground, originally thought to be 3 individuals but could have been one SEOW and two NOHA (presumably two I had seen previously) - perhaps the NOHAs flushed the SEOW. All three only visible for a brief moment before flying back down into grasses. Able to photograph one in flight; unfortunately unable to photograph other two birds in the moment.

Technical information

Model
NIKON D3400
Lens
150.0-600.0 mm f/5.0-6.3
ISO
500
Focal length
600 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire, auto
f-stop
f/6.3
Shutter speed
1/500 sec
Dimensions
4290 pixels x 2860 pixels
Original file size
7.66 MB