Saw three owls within 3/4 miles at 5pm hunting in a short grown up grass area.
Never saw that many hunting in a small area before.

I've seen short eared owls get together like that in a single field in the late afternoon. I only saw them like that one winter. They perched on top fence posts around the field.

That what i believe these were short eared, never saw it before. Turn around and went back to make sure I saw what I though I saw

My neighbor had some guinea chickens and the horned owls used to line up in the woods next to his house right before dusk for supper...
We've had 2 barred owls hanging around our hay field for months. Must be a lot of mice out there.
This is one from last spring...

that is cool to get that close of a photo

There's your answer to declining rat populations !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great Horned,will not leave an area if food is adequate--unfortunately,it's muskrats they are dining on--when open water is here.
Tom

Nice picture.