This is the Eastern Screech Owl that lives in my backyard in Houston. I've watched them for several years. They have 3-5 owlets every year.

Great photo

So jealous!

cool..!!

How incredible and lucky you are. Thank you for the picture.

oh my gosh! that is awesome!

Can I pay you a visit one day?!!!

Are they still on your property?

So Cute!

oh shyt thats a crazy bird!!!!!!!!

Wow, this is an incredible collection of images. Brad, you're amazing, these images are beyond anything I've seen before. And, to put them in this great collection, brilliant.

How can I purchase prints of these?

Hi Linda, information on purchasing prints is available here: http://www.bradwilson.com/P...

Or you can buy Mr. Wilson's book "Wild Life," which contains many of his owl shots: http://www.photoeye.com/boo...

I've been a fan since my first up-close and personal with a Barred Owl I saw in a CT state park. Now I've witnessed three years of fledging Screech Owls and hear the regular calls of Great Horneds from around the neighborhood - and they keep the skunk population down.

My neighborhood needs the Great Horned Owl we have alot of skunks in the summer! Pu!

What a great article - and wonderful pictures! While most of these owls are of 'Least Concern' - they all need our concern! Habitat destruction, environmental degradation, etc. - some of these may become threatened in years to come.

This image is particularly meant for Beverly "hoo" was expecting an
image of Burrowing Owl. This one was captured in Cape Coral, Florida,
USA, which I have titled "Another Shade of Grey."

Regards,
Bob Pelkey
www.swfloridabirder.blogspo...

Thanks Bob, I am heavily involved with the Cape Coral Burrowing Owl and Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife and tour guide for "The Nature of Cape Coral" bus tour to be held next Saturday, February 21st starting at Rotary Park. I am off this morning to film a TV segment for fox news about the owls. Thanks for sharing that photo. I never tire of seeing them.
I often see your photographs on the web.

Your work must certainly be rewarding, Beverly. The bus tour sounds like fun. A link to your story about the Burrowing Owls would be appreciated. I expect to eventually meet up with you in "the field."

I love birds & these pictures just hit that level of AHHHH! Each one created with such artistic beauty, I could stare at them all day long!

This is a photo of a Barred Owl I took near our bird feeders 2-12-2015. I watched it swoop down into deep snow below a fir tree trying to grab some dinner, it missed. It then flew up to a hemlock branch and watched the spot it missed the food at for quiet some time.

That is a stunning photograph!

You are so so lucky to be able to see these owls. I live in a metro area, so I'm out of luck.

I just read that Central park has at least one Owl species.

Stunning photograph. Thanks for sharing.

Beautiful photo.

We found 4 little Screech Owls fresh out of the nest in July 2012, and this is one of the little Owlets~

Spectacled owl just became my new fave animal

these look a lot like the ones from avianrecon on Instagram... http://instagram.com/p/tS8Y...

You have a pic of a BEAUTIFUL Barn Owl here, and by the look of its face, it's possibly a male. I've been observing and studying Barn Owls since 2009.
Here I have a family of 6 Owlets in an Owlbox in Oceanside, CA in 2011. I took this shot of them as they were cuddling together one early evening and it made one heck of a family shot. They are the owlets of the adults Mel and Sydney in Oceanside, CA.
The one in the front is named Dinky who was the youngest # six, in the back from left to right is Matilda, she was the eldest, Dundee was born second, then Joey was third, Bindi was fourth, and Barbie at the very left , she was born # five.
All six are hopefully still flying in the area with their own mates and have had their own families by now. They are old enough to start breeding after a year old. Once they fledged, the can seek new grounds as far as 1200 miles away, but most do try to stay as close to home as possible without interfering with Mom and Dads home and feeding grounds. Once they fledge, they are never allowed to return, they are considered as adults and must be on their own. Their father and mother does take them to feeding grounds to teach them to hunt before they fledged. Here in this clutch, Dinky the youngest was so lazy, he was the last to do everything. His mother Sydney kept feeding him so much longer than she should have been, but he was the baby and she did her Motherly duty until he finally fledged.

Just stumbled across this site through A Udobon and remember Mel & Sidney and children , thanks . Lovely pic .

Great shot!

I cannot tell you how much I love this photo!!!

How wonderful to see this photo! We were Volunteer Rangers at Rancho Guajome in Vista in the early 80's. We lived onsite in an RV. The Rancho was in disrepair and was the perfect home for barn owls. There was also a huge barn which provided more nesting places. At night I would sit on the steps of the chapel and watch and listen to them hunt, I wonder if these owls are some of their descendents. They would fuss at me.

We returned as volunteers in 2003 but the Rancho was restored and the barn was gone. I often wondered whether they found other nesting places. Thank you so much for posting this. I would love to know more about you owl boxes!

How do you tell them apart?!

Here's the Great Gray Owl that we saw in Yellowstone a few days ago. We were lucky to photograph him or her during the day.

If I wanted to try to paint this in oil would it be okay? Thanks.

This young fellow was hanging around at work one morning. He finally hopped into the woods and disappeared. I could hear other owls urging him on. Coolest thing ever. Owls are beautiful--one of my favorite birds.

Stunning!

Beautiful and informative. I have been searching for owls in the wild my whole life as I am from NYC and have only seen them in captivity. Loved this!

Burrowing Owl living by my home on the Salton Sea.

Like!

Western screech owl

These Great Horned Owls live n the trees outside my home on the Salton Sea. The Owlet was born this year. His father was killed by another raptor a couple of months back but momma and child are doing well. If anyone is interested I've posted numerous photos of both the Great Horned Owals and a family of Burrowing Owls who also reside by my home. I love them all like children.

Surely there are no normal people who can resist their charm? . Love this .

How have I never fallen in love with owls before? These portraits are stunning and I've fallen completely in love with the new web design.

A couple of Eastern Screech Owls, first one in the countryside of Lodi, Wi. Second in the near-downtown area of Madison, Wi.

That are wonderful owls. The first one looks like a cat. My daughter says "cat owl". :o)

Icelandic Snowy Owl. The snowy Owl is a large, white owl of the typical owl family. They are native to Arctic regions in North America and Eurasia.

Could I use this pic to do an oil painting?