Owls on Alex Gilliard Photography

Barred Owl In Flight

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

I was hoping to see one owl, but instead I saw four! This one had just finished a tasty crawfish snack and decided to take a quick bath. I was lucky enough to capture this shot as she launched out of the water and up into the tree canopy above!

Barred Owl Launching Into The Air

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Got to spend some time with several owls on this cool Saturday morning. This one had just finished his bath when I was able to capture him launching into the thick tree canopy above!

Barred Owl Looking for Breakfast

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Barred Owl Snacking On A Crayfish

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

I spotted this guy down the trail and quickly raised my camera, but due to the low light, I just couldn’t lock focus while he was in flight. But as luck would have it, he landed right above me, and I was able to capture this image of him dining on his morning crawfish meal!

Barred Owl Stare

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Barred Owl with Turtle Snack

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Someone mentioned they had just spotted a barred owl dining on something, so I quickly rushed over to where they had seen him. He was perched low in a tree. He dropped something as I walked up, and after a minute or two he hopped down and picked it back up. At first I thought it was a snail, but then I realized he was eating a baby turtle!

Barred Owl Yawning

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

This barred owl was perched just off the boardwalk, and I was able to get very close. He was basically motionless for almost an hour, and then I caught this yawn!

Great Horned Owlet

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Having a Bad Feather Day

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

I am owl, Hear me roar!

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Just kidding, he’s not roaring, he’s just trying to get a pellet out. The light was very low here, so I had to shoot thousands of shots to get a handful in focus. After waiting over an hour, he still never got it up, but I’m sure he did eventually!

Patiently Waiting

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Ready to Strike!

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

The Forest Has Eyes

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

My wife and I had plans to go to Fort De Soto on Saturday morning, but I forgot to check the website first and found out there was a 5K going on, so the park was closed. I was pretty aggravated, but we headed back home, changed clothes, and decided to go look for owls instead. Within about five minutes, we spotted this beautiful female barred owl tucked away in the woods.

Why are you looking at me?

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000