From Jason Fowler

WOW!! Old friends, I noticed four years ago that short- eared owls were around, so I decided to look for them. As I was picking up my wife, the sky got gray, and I started to talk myself out of going and go to my safe spot closer to home, but by the time we got home, the sky was clear, and I had changed my mind again and went out to look for them.

When I got there, a half-dozen cars were parked, also waiting to see the Owls, so I drove to the far end where no one was turned around and parked. My car rolled down. The window-turned-off motor adjusted to the settings on my camera, looked up as one, then two, then three, then four, and flew right up to the car. I got out of my car, which I usually don't do, as they circled, coming in very close, then landing nearby and watching me. It was a truly special experience; they circled me for ten to fifteen minutes before vanishing as quickly as they appeared.