Lights, camera, action!

If you’re reading West Virginia Wildlife, chances are you’re interested in fi nding out more about the diverse and incredible animals living and thriving in the Mountain State. You probably have also had a chance to check out the Division of Natural Resources’ West Virginia Wildlife segments on WCHS/WVAH-TV. That’s my gig. In addition to anchoring Good Morning West Virginia, I spend a good chunk of my time traveling with DNR Wildlife Resources Section biologists putting together segments on everything from hellbenders to Virginia big-eared bats. You see the fi nished, edited pieces that are put together by our awardwinning photojournalist Brad Rice. What you don’t see is the cool, behind-the-scenes stuff that really makes my job fun. One of the many awesome adventures took us to Lewisburg in search of barn owls. Initial research showed these beautiful birds were not very plentiful in our state. In fact, the birds are showing up more and more as farmers are doing their part to let biologists know they have barn owls roosting in their silos. Rob Tallman has been tracking one particular pair for several years. We went to an abandoned silo where