Hawk Owl nest site, June/06 Photo Gallery by Gerald Romanchuk at pbase.com

Hawk Owl nest site, June/06

I had the good fortune to find a pair of nesting Northern Hawk Owls in the spring of 2006.

This gallery shows some of the behavior that I've witnessed, as well as some of the other bird species found at the nest site.
WARNING: Some of the photos are a bit gory.

northern hawk owl 052606_MG_0564	northern hawk owl 052806_MG_0262	northern hawk owl 052806_MG_0378	northern hawk owl 052806_MG_0434
northern hawk owl 052806_MG_0445	hawk owl nest tree 053006IMG_8283	northern hawk owl 052806_MG_0484	northern hawk owl 053006_MG_1028
northern hawk owl 052806_MG_0465	northern hawk owl 052906IMG_8239	northern hawk owl 052906IMG_8220	northern hawk owl 052906_MG_0742
northern hawk owl 053006IMG_8425	northern hawk owl 053006IMG_8463	northern hawk owl 053006IMG_8459	northern hawk owl 053006IMG_8314
northern hawk owl 053006IMG_8301	northern hawk owl 053006IMG_8299	northern hawk owl 053006IMG_8295	northern hawk owl 053006IMG_8288
northern hawk owl 053006_MG_1050	northern hawk owl 053006_MG_0995	northern hawk owl 053006_MG_0909	northern hawk owl 053006_MG_0845
northern hawk owl 060106IMG_8498	northern hawk owl 060106IMG_8492	northern hawk owl 060106_MG_0330	northern hawk owl 060106_MG_0286
northern hawk owl 060106_MG_0215	northern hawk owl 060106_MG_0074	northern hawk owl 060106_MG_0037	northern hawk owl 060206IMG_8637
northern hawk owl 060206IMG_8593	northern hawk owl 060206IMG_8521	northern hawk owl 060206_MG_0691	northern hawk owl 060206_MG_0685
northern hawk owl 060206_MG_0610	northern hawk owl 060206_MG_0573	northern hawk owl 060406IMG_9120	northern hawk owl 060406IMG_8926
northern hawk owl 060406IMG_8920	northern hawk owl 060406IMG_8884	northern hawk owl 060406IMG_8849	northern hawk owl 060406IMG_8823
northern hawk owl 060406IMG_8820	northern hawk owl 060406IMG_8807	northern hawk owl 060406IMG_8765	northern hawk owl 060406_MG_1617
northern hawk owl 060406_MG_1619	northern hawk owl 060406_MG_1614	northern hawk owl 060406_MG_1599	northern hawk owl 060406_MG_1580
northern hawk owl 060406_MG_1544	northern hawk owl 060406_MG_1537	northern hawk owl 060406_MG_1517	northern hawk owl 060406_MG_1494
northern hawk owl 060406_MG_1474	northern hawk owl 060406_MG_1467	northern hawk owl 060406_MG_1348	northern hawk owl 060406IMG_9069
northern hawk owl 060406IMG_9058	northern hawk owl 060406IMG_9038	northern hawk owl 060406IMG_8996	northern hawk owl 060406IMG_8971
northern hawk owl 060406IMG_8970	northern hawk owl 061006_MG_0070	northern hawk owl 061106_MG_0953	northern hawk owl 061006_MG_0098
northern hawk owl 061006_MG_0059	northern hawk owl 061306_MG_0014	northern hawk owl 061306_MG_0063	northern hawk owl 061306_MG_0138
northern hawk owl 061306_MG_0169	northern hawk owl 061306_MG_0243	northern hawk owl 061306_MG_0270	northern hawk owl 061306_MG_0432
northern hawk owl 061306_MG_0462	northern hawk owl 061306_MG_0461	northern hawk owl 061306_MG_0475	northern hawk owl 061506_MG_0641
northern hawk owl 061506_MG_0571	northern hawk owl 061506_MG_0610	northern hawk owl 061506_MG_0605	northern hawk owl 061506_MG_0540
northern hawk owl 061506_MG_0518	american robin 052906_MG_0525	baltimore oriole 052806_MG_0528	european starling 060106_MG_0178
european starling 060106_MG_0190	european starling 060106_MG_0207	house wren 060606_MG_0051	house wren 060606_MG_0075
house wren 060606IMG_9350	house wren 060606IMG_9401	house wren 060606IMG_9405	house wren 061006IMG_9558
leconte's sparrow 052806_MG_0750	leconte's sparrow 052806_MG_0773	mountain bluebird 052806_MG_0838	mountain bluebird 052806_MG_0907
mountain bluebird 052806_MG_0915	mountain bluebird 052806_MG_0962	mountain bluebird 052906_MG_0538	mountain bluebird 060206_MG_0550
tree swallow 060606IMG_9245	tree swallow 060606_MG_0211	tree swallow 060606_MG_0188	tree swallow 060606_MG_0144
house wren 061806IMG_9596	house wren 061806IMG_9605	house wren 061806IMG_9658	moose 061806IMG_9582
northern hawk owl 061806_MG_0121	american goldfinch 062406_MG_0173	house wren 062406IMG_0539	house wren 062406IMG_0565
house wren 062406IMG_0567	least flycatcher 062006IMG_0452	least flycatcher 062006IMG_0467	northern hawk owl 062006_MG_0152
northern hawk owl 062006IMG_0175	northern hawk owl 062006IMG_0218	northern hawk owl 062006IMG_0238	northern hawk owl 062006IMG_0260
northern hawk owl 062006IMG_0267	northern hawk owl 062006IMG_0271	northern hawk owl 062006IMG_0278	northern hawk owl 062006IMG_0282
northern hawk owl 062006IMG_0301	northern hawk owl 062006IMG_0343	northern hawk owl 062006IMG_0350	northern hawk owl 062006IMG_0407
northern hawk owl 062006IMG_0419	northern hawk owl 062006IMG_0431	northern hawk owl 062006IMG_0436	northern hawk owl 062006IMG_0487
northern hawk owl 062406_MG_0004	northern hawk owl 062406_MG_0011	northern hawk owl 062406_MG_0016	northern hawk owl 062406_MG_0078
northern hawk owl 062406_MG_0110	northern hawk owl 062406_MG_0117	northern hawk owl 062406IMG_0576	northern hawk owl 062406IMG_0604
northern hawk owl 062406IMG_0623	northern hawk owl 062406IMG_0634	purple finch 062406IMG_0648	eastern kingbird nest 062906IMG_0839
eastern kingbird 062906_MG_0070	lincoln's sparrow 062506_MG_0043	northern hawk owl 062906_MG_0098	northern hawk owl 062906IMG_0829
tree swallow 062706_MG_0011	tree swallow 062706IMG_0795	tree swallow 062906_MG_0022	northern hawk owl 070806_MG_0025
northern hawk owl 070806_MG_0142	northern hawk owl 070806_MG_0146	northern hawk owl 072106_MG_0529	northern hawk owl 072106_MG_0636
northern hawk owl 072106_MG_0805	northern hawk owl 072106_MG_0816	northern hawk owl 072106_MG_0934	northern hawk owl 072106_MG_0998

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Guest		25-Mar-2025 05:59
Your pictures are stunning! I started wildlife photography only around a year ago and these are so inspiring, I hope to get there one day! Kudos!

Simon Tan		13-Jan-2012 23:57
Excellent captures of these wonderful life stories!

Dave Freriks		05-Apr-2011 04:00
Incredible gallery!

Hennie & Lies Lammers		28-Mar-2011 06:16
A very nice series of this beautiful owl. Beautiful photos pbase.com/hennie2011 Netherlands

Guest		17-Mar-2011 06:02
Maravillosas fotos.Un experto.

Richard Chamberland		20-Nov-2010 17:24
Wonderful photos Gerald, It's an awesome feeling to take in an event like this one. It's just so peaceful to sit back and watch. We were lucky enough to have a Northern Hawk Owl winter in my parents backyard last year. Keep up the great work.

Jerry Mercier		15-Dec-2009 05:46
Gerald, beautiful work. These images are great!

Guest		07-Dec-2008 17:47
This is a fantastic collection! Must have been great to find, BV!

Guest		20-Mar-2007 15:29
Incredible photos. Real pleasure to look. Thank you for sharing them with us.

Daniella T.		01-Mar-2007 13:58
Awesome gallery!!!

Guest		01-Jul-2006 16:02
Wondereful stuff here.... Congratulations on a very nice portfolio. Ron Green/www.avianpix.com

Gary Fairhead		01-Jul-2006 04:32
I was lucky to see one of these owls a few times in late November into December 2005 and my only photographs were on drab grey days. .It was considered a rare bird in our area and we learned this spring that it had been hit and killed by a car near the end of Dec 2005.. This gallery is a testimony to this increduble species and your obvious talents as a photographer really shine here. Fantastic and best Owl gallery I have ever seen. Amazing!!

Peter Stahl		14-Jun-2006 14:00
Terrific series of shots and photographed so well . Am so envious of them. Well done Gerald.

Rodrigo Mendoza		13-Jun-2006 12:08
amazing images, excellent job.

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