Frederick

I've seen two owl species in the wild: Short eared owl in the summer in Iceland - I watched one hunt for 30 minutes in the evening. Temperatures were in the 60's. I've also watched short eared owls in the winter in Cincinnati, OH where I live. They come out about 30 minutes before sunset and hunt. Temperatures in December and January are 25-35. Much colder!! This owl is a very active hunter, flying and diving for prey and staying in the air for 5 to 10 minutes at a time. The other owl is the barred owl in the summer in Cincinnati, OH. I watched the same individual owl hunt in a local park on 3 separate days this past summer. The bird would start hunting about 1 hour before sunset. In one hour this bird would catch 3 to 5 mice. The hunting is very slow paced. The bird sits still on a low branch and slowly flight down on a mouse when it sees or hears one. During one hour, the bird sits still for 55 minutes, and flys for 5 minutes. It was amazing to watch this bird!!