A Long-eared Owl fledgling doing a bit of exploring last weekend(it sees dad in a tree nearby and is trying to get closer because it wants food lol) #birds #raptors #owls

The 3 amigos are doing well so far exploring their surroundings after leaving the nest least weekend, did a great job handling the severe thunderstorms last night, and growing fast. The parents are doing a great job watching over them and keeping them well fed! #birds #raptors #owls

Momma Long-eared Owl and one of her 3 owlets. The owlets branched this morning which surprised me, I wasn't expecting it to happen so soon. #birds #raptors

Long-eared Owls in the moonlight. Second image for a great job of sharing the size difference between female and male owls, with the female being larger. Their owlets are finally large enough that the female doesn't fit in the nest with them anymore! #birds #raptors

First time seeing these two Screech Owls since early March. Wasn't sure if they had stuck around as I hadn't heard/seen them for so many months but I found them again this past weekend in their usual winter territory. The red morph is male and the grey is female. #birds #raptors

I turned 40 a few weeks ago and this is all true.

I checked in on my pair of nesting Long-eared Owls this morning and got my first view of the owlets since they hatched in the nest. Excited to watch the little fuzz balls grow! #birds #raptors #wildlifephotography

A Long-eared Owl giving me the stink eye as if it doesn't keep purposely roosting next to the high traffic trail over and over. #birds #raptors

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Certainly some life choices being made today.

Some Barn Owl shots from last night just after sunset. #birds #raptots

10 years ago today I had my #1 chase of my life near Dodge City, Kansas. This was my first week chasing the plains and I wish I could go back and re-do this day over with what I know now.

Crappy cell phone shot of the St Paul, NE tornado and crunchy screengrab of the Blue Rapids, KS tornado from the past few days. I know I should feel better about actually scoring but wow what a miserable stretch of days to chase.

Always wanted a clear shot of a Sora, and yesterday I got lucky and got several thanks to some very cooperative birds. May have found a nice cheat code spot for them! #birds

I wonder who "they" is. 🤔

An American Tree Sparrow strikes a pose for me on a stick #birds

The US Weather Expert, everyone.

This might be the most exciting owl find for me since I started birding, an occupied Long-eared Owl nest! I'm extremely excited to watch the owlets grow over the next few months, owlets are a lot of fun to watch as they're much more active than adults during daylight hours. #birds #raptors

3 years ago today I took the best tornado photo I'll ever take in my life. Keota, IA 3/31/23. #weather #tornado #stormchasing

Waldo, Kansas Tornado ropeout 5-28-19. #weather #stormchasing

He was so close to the trail it was like he was begging to be found this morning. #birds #raptors #wildlife

7/8/20 Minnesota

Had another photo session with the mated pair of Long-eared Owls down at the lake tonight. #birds #raptors #wildlife

A Long-eared Owl singing to its mate this evening just after sunset. #birds #raptors

Got the Pontiac tornado, bailed on the storm about 45 minutes before the Kankakee tornado. On the board, but at what cost.

Some life choices have been made. Should know if they were good or bad in about 7 hours.

That's a lot of words to say "Skill Issue". Incredible LARP.

a tornado last night at 10:41pm just south of Wakita, Oklahoma

Kinda figured there would be some warm front tornadoes in Michigan today, but I was not expecting what visually looks to be a violent(EF4+) tornado with an ice covered lake in the foreground...

a tornado last night at 10:50pm between Wakita, and Medford, Oklahoma

If you're at the airport and Kristi Noem is doing the ominous little message from the TSA screens, you no longer have to do anything she says. Leave your laptop in the case, whatever.

Took a peak at the hellsite and chasers are still mad the SPC doesn't forecast for chasers.

Am oddly agreeable Great Horned Owl last night down at the lake. Of the 12 owl species I've photographed, they're easily the most annoying to work with despite how common they are as they tend to be very skittish. #birds #raptors

I cant seem to stop coming across Long-eared Owls this winter, with ANOTHER that I found yesterday lol. I believe I've found 7-8 individuals just in my home county alone. #birds #raptors

Fox News announces that Trump's tariffs have been struck down. I kept waiting for Swan Lake to start playing.

This WKUK bit is now reality youtu.be/nCP3LZoxABs?...

Been a wild year for Long-eared Owls locally, I cant believe how common they've been! Especially after having usually struggled a ton to find them around here. I had a completely different target this afternoon but this owl ended up being the main event lol. #birds #raptors

Some Eastern Screech Owls from Saturday night. #birds #raptors

Seeing a geriatric punk rock band tonight, the last time I saw them play was over 20 years ago lol. Getting old is weird.

Today I checked in on a Long-eared Owl I'd found last month and it was still there! Also a bonus Short-eared Owl roosting in a bush that I found on my way home(you might have to squint to see him lol). #birds #raptors

Ultimate irony that Pizza Gate is like 90% real and the tinfoilers that were all over it are suddenly ok with it.

BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

On-call luck finally ended, it was very cold in that turbine.

It was cold at work this morning (I work near Summit)

nvm we in the core. RIP lower 48 Aurora that isn't just a vague muddy glow.

Ok I meant +80Bz lmao. Good chance we're not in the flux rope yet so this can flip right back into our favor after sunset. Crazy numbers coming out of this CME.

Going to be extremely funny when the CME hits tonight and it's +40Bz all night.

Look at my opposition party, dawg. We're cooked.