I’ve come to love photographing owls in Florida, especially since there are five different year-round species to choose from.
So far I have photographed four of the five: Barred Owl, Burrowing Owl, Eastern Screech-Owl and Great Horned Owl. Still missing from my catalog is the American Barn Owl.
Over the past several weeks, I photographed some Barred Owls at Orlando Wetlands, a Burrowing Owl in Osceola County and a red-morph Eastern Screech-Owl on Merritt Island. (I also photographed a Great Horned Owl at MI, but I wasn’t happy with the results).
So, here are some of my recent Florida owl photos:
Barred Owl, Orlando Wetlands, May 2026.Juvenile Barred Owl, Orlando Wetlands, April 2026.Juvenile Barred Owl, Orlando Wetlands, April 2026.Barred Owl, Orlando Wetlands, April 2026.Barred Owl, Orlando Wetlands, April 2026.Barred Owl, Orlando Wetlands, April 2026.Barred Owl, Orlando Wetlands, April 2026.Burrowing Owl, Osceola County, May 2026.Burrowing Owl, Osceola County, May 2026.Burrowing Owl, Osceola County, May 2026.Eastern Screech-Owl (red morph), Merritt Island, National Wildlife Refuge, April 2026.Eastern Screech-Owl (red morph), Merritt Island, National Wildlife Refuge, April 2026.Eastern Screech-Owl (red morph), Merritt Island, National Wildlife Refuge, April 2026.Eastern Screech-Owl (red morph), Merritt Island, National Wildlife Refuge, April 2026.
With the temperature in the 70s, I was able to hike five miles across the Wetlands and photograph lots and lots of birds, including familiar ones and some new faces too.
