Hawk Owl pair feeding

[Nathaniel Child]

Here's a cool behavior shot I got of a pair of Northern Hawk Owls this summer in Alaska. I was lucky enough to have this nest about 600-700m away from where I was camped while doing a Rusty Blackbird study, so I got to spend a lot of time watching these guys in their breeding grounds. The female would sit in her nest and call for the male until he finally brought her a vole from his cache in a nearby tree, then they would exchange the vole while giving each other this look.



Enjoy

Nathaniel

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Very cool find and great behavior captured. Thanks for sharing the story. I hope to see more images you made there.

[John Chardine]

What a treat to see this species breeding Nathanial! The female looks squished in the cavity. I guess they like it that way. Does the male incubate at all?

[Nathaniel Child]

From what I've heard, the males don't incubate. They spend all their time hunting and bringing food back for the female and chicks.