Well it took a new year to do it, but I was FINALLY able to see a Short
Eared Owl up close and personal.  I was driving down 95 towards Marion
looking for a rough legs actually, and spotted something coming out of
the switch grass. At 4:15, it was really still to bright out, so I
immediately thought Harrier.  But it didn't flap right.  So I pull over
and take a better look, yep it was a shortie...then another, then
another...I watched them a second and noticed that they dove down
towards a cornfield over on 203, so I popped over there real quick, and
found 2 of them about 20 yards from the road and the third about another
20 out.

Took 15 to get some good pics and left them there.  From what I can
gather, a hunter was over in the field that they were in, and must have
flushed them out...I bet he got a shock...:-D  I had a great close
encounter of the Female Harrier kind as well...she nearly flew into my
(open) car window. :-D

A couple Pics here:

http://s153.photobucket.com/albums/s226/sjlarue/Birds/

Well I have tons of pictures to go through and a date to go on, so I
will see you out there.

Happy Birding and God Bless.

Steve J.
(aka sjlarue)

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