アメリカワシミミズク – Bay Area
Even in the San Francisco Bay Area, the outer coast tends to be relatively moist, with many areas covered in forest. In such forests, owls can sometimes be found.
Red-shouldered Hawk
Rear view. The dark tail has white bands.
A Northern Harrier flying low over the ground with something in its beak | NIKON Z8 | 560 mm | f/4 | 1/2000s | ISO 500
It looks like a mouse. This was my first time seeing a harrier successfully hunt.
It switches the prey to its feet.
American Kestrel | NIKON Z8 | 560 mm | f/4 | 1/2000s | ISO 250
American Robin
White-crowned Sparrow | NIKON Z8 | 560 mm | f/4 | 1/1500s | ISO 200
White-tailed Kite | NIKON Z8 | 400 mm | f/2.8 | 1/4000s | ISO 220
A Northern Harrier returning to its roost.
They keep arriving one after another.
As it gets dark, it becomes harder to tell whether birds are even present. As I headed back while scanning the forest with one last bit of hope, I spotted something.
The faint silhouette of an owl emerging among the trees. This is probably close to how dark it actually felt.
Great Horned Owl
NIKON Z8 | 400 mm | f/2.8 | 1/60s | ISO 7200 | +0.6EV in post-processing
Equipment used: 400 mm f/2.8 (with built-in teleconverter)
