It was nearing twilight on the Skagit Flats, a place where owls and hawks spend the winter hunting the open agricultural land. We spotted this owl in a small tree, where it looked around continuously while searching for mouse-like voles that are a mainstay of its diet. I took a lot of photographs, but I especially liked this one, when it took off and flew past me in search of prey, flying in its fluttering moth-like fashion. We watched as the owl sailed over the lowlands, and did battle with a rival Northern Harrier (hawk), which goes after the same prey.

LOCATION: Skagit Flats, Washington State, USA

LIMITED EDITION: This photographic print is part of a limited edition produced by photographer Lee Rentz. The edition consists of 250 prints, which includes all sizes and methods of printing. When the edition is completed, no more fine art prints will be created from this photograph, although the image may be used for open edition notecards and other very small prints.