When we pick our spot at the edge of the prairie in anticipation of the evening’s Short-eared Owl show, you just don’t know if their hunts will keep them on the far side or perhaps close enough to grab a few frames. Fortunately, one picked up the sound and sight of a vole on the closer side and was laser-focused on it as it glided in and then swooped and pounced. The view on the ground was mostly blocked by some grasses, but I could make out its outline through the viewfinder. It stayed on the ground and kept looking back and forth, probably making sure another owl or harrier wasn’t flying nearby. After a couple of minutes it then flew off low to the south with its prize.
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