August 28, 2026
My Column: State Line Hawk Watch
A view of State Line Lookout and the Hudson River beyond in Alpine. By Jim WrightSpecial to The Record |…
Nature Done Wright
Incorporating the Celery Farm and Screech Owl Companion blogs
September 25, 2014
NW Bergen Barred Owl
A friend called at dusk tonight to tell me he heard a Barred Owl calling and would I like to help him locate and photograph it?
He located, I photographed. Got lucky.
More on Barred Owls — a threatened species in New Jersey — here.
3 comments
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Nice shot Jim. I like that you left it pretty dark, resisting the temptation to over-brighten on the computer – Keeps the shot natural.
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eagle eye and eagle ears….barred I mean….great pic. very cool you can hear it and find it….thanks.
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Awesome photo and bird!
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John Pastore
Nice shot Jim. I like that you left it pretty dark, resisting the temptation to over-brighten on the computer – Keeps the shot natural.
sally
eagle eye and eagle ears….barred I mean….great pic. very cool you can hear it and find it….thanks.
Patrick Carney
Awesome photo and bird!