One of my few Snowy Owls of 2016
Snowy Owl harassed by Snow Buntings
Snowy Owl in rehab
Continuing the hunt
Better than nothing - this is NOT my main photo!
Snowy Owl along the fenceline
Always glad to see a Snowy
A most welcome find
Snowy Owl number 5
Two male Snowy Owls in the same field
You never know where you'll see a Snowy Owl
Male Snowy Owl
Male Snowy Owl
Snowy Owl 1st year male, Snowy Owl Prowl 2019
Snowy Owl male, Snowy Owl Prowl 2019
Snowy Owl 1st year male, Snowy Owl Prowl 2019
One of yesterday's Snowy Owls
High wire act
On a bitterly cold, hoar frosty day
The only one
So far away, but better than nothing
Beware!
A different pose
Snowy Owl with mountain bokeh
Snowy Owl and pellet
On a cold and windy day
Making sure we go the right way
Touched by the sun
The challenge of photographing Snowy Owls
On the way to pure whiteness
So beautiful
White against blue
My Christmas present to my daughter : )
The day before Christmas
Some white patches have eyes : )
Is it a Snowy? ... no, it isn't ... yes, it is!
Just for my records
A beautiful setting
Always a thrill
The long and the short of it : )
One-eyed beauty
It's all about the EYES
Snowy Owl female
He made our day!
Snowy Owl
Worthy of another look
One of 12 - and a wooden pole for a change : )
Yesterday's treat : )
With a wink and a smile
In your dreams
A reward for facing my fears : )
Avian perfection
Beautiful, but blurry
Not one wire, but two ... sigh
Beauty on the power pole
Such a treat
Always a happy sight
Curiosity from up high
A welcome visitor
Take-off
Afternoon nap
Got my eyes on you
What a treat : )
Breathtaking beauty
Sunlit, distant beauty
Snowy Owl
White on blue
Growing up
Curiosity
Juvenile Snowy Owl
Hiding out
Beside the vine
Snowy blur
Magnificent one
Time for a snack
Out of his comfort zone
Snowy male
Snowy Owl pair
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Snowy Owl - just close enough
Does anyone else have a problem adding their photos to albums? For more than a week now, when I click on Add to Album, many of my albums won't show on the list, so I can't add photos to these missing ones. It seems to be a hit and miss thing - sometimes, all the albums will show, other times, just some of them. I can't add this photo to my Winter or Owls albums, though I probably will be able to eventually (it worked later). Ah, I see other people have just started a thread on the Help Forum.
We had such a successful and enjoyable day on 20 February 2016, taking part in our annual Snowy Owl Prowl east of the city. We saw so many Snowy Owls, but all except one were extremely far away. The closest one was still way down the road, as with so many cars and people, we stayed way back so as not to stress the owl. The owl in this 48x zoomed photo was perhaps the second closest. It might be far away, but at least it is perched on a fence post, not a utility pole insulator : )
I will add the report of the day, compiled by our leader, Terry Korolyk. Terry, you did such a great job, finding so many birds for us to see! Thank you!
"Twenty-four extremely enthusiastic birders showed up for this year's version of the Snowy Owl Prowl. Conditions were almost ideal helped by a snowfall Thursday night and Friday morning. Temperature about 8:00 A.M. in south Calgary was -7 degrees. I had a good feeling as we headed out to our meeting place at Deerfoot Mall with no wind and a thin layer of fog hanging over much of the southwest part of the City.
We saw at least 11, possibly as many as 13 Snowy Owls for the day. It appeared as though it was a chance happening that the day picked would have these ideal conditions which resulted in all these birds being around on this day.
There were many other highlights of which most noteworthy was a NORTHERN HARRIER. Three adult Bald Eagles were seen and we came in with a total of 11 Rough-legged Hawks, of which the numbers were divided up between 1st. year birds and adult females. We found the first Great Horned Owl of the year on a nest which was south of Langdon.
Perhaps, one of the highlights of the day was a lone SNOW BUNTING north of the Cattleland Feedlots slough north of Strathmore which caught everybody's heart as it called repeatedly that plaintive poignant one note it is known for from a fencepost; would fly to the fallow snowy ground, then, return to the fencepost and call some more. This was thoroughly enjoyed by all participants.
Other birds seen were a few small flocks of Redpolls and 2 pairs and a covey of 8 Gray Partridge. We also stopped at the houses at the west end of Railway Avenue in Cheadle so participants could see some of the local colony of Eurasian Collared Doves of which we saw 5.
Large numbers of Canada Geese, probably a couple of thousand or so were in stubble fields southwest of Chestermere Lake and north of Glenmore Trail. Included in these flocks were some CACKLING GEESE. Given the EARLY late Winter departure of waterfowl from the Bow River in Calgary this year and by their behaviour with lots of resting birds and some feeding, I think these birds were probably migratory birds. We must also consider that the 3 Ring-necked Ducks at Elliston Park are probably overeager Spring migrants as probably are the 2 male Green-winged Teal at Fish Creek PP Burnsmead this past week.
Many participants on the trip today were seeing some of these species for the first time. Last year, we had a young student from Australia on the trip; this year, we had a young couple from Massachusetts who have lived in Calgary only a year and had never seen a Snowy Owl."
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Temperature in Calgary today, 26 February 2016, is +12C and it is supposed to soar to +18C this afternoon! What craziness - this is winter and so what has happened to -25C temperatures? However, we do return to colder temperatures and some snow for the next few days.
We had such a successful and enjoyable day on 20 February 2016, taking part in our annual Snowy Owl Prowl east of the city. We saw so many Snowy Owls, but all except one were extremely far away. The closest one was still way down the road, as with so many cars and people, we stayed way back so as not to stress the owl. The owl in this 48x zoomed photo was perhaps the second closest. It might be far away, but at least it is perched on a fence post, not a utility pole insulator : )
I will add the report of the day, compiled by our leader, Terry Korolyk. Terry, you did such a great job, finding so many birds for us to see! Thank you!
"Twenty-four extremely enthusiastic birders showed up for this year's version of the Snowy Owl Prowl. Conditions were almost ideal helped by a snowfall Thursday night and Friday morning. Temperature about 8:00 A.M. in south Calgary was -7 degrees. I had a good feeling as we headed out to our meeting place at Deerfoot Mall with no wind and a thin layer of fog hanging over much of the southwest part of the City.
We saw at least 11, possibly as many as 13 Snowy Owls for the day. It appeared as though it was a chance happening that the day picked would have these ideal conditions which resulted in all these birds being around on this day.
There were many other highlights of which most noteworthy was a NORTHERN HARRIER. Three adult Bald Eagles were seen and we came in with a total of 11 Rough-legged Hawks, of which the numbers were divided up between 1st. year birds and adult females. We found the first Great Horned Owl of the year on a nest which was south of Langdon.
Perhaps, one of the highlights of the day was a lone SNOW BUNTING north of the Cattleland Feedlots slough north of Strathmore which caught everybody's heart as it called repeatedly that plaintive poignant one note it is known for from a fencepost; would fly to the fallow snowy ground, then, return to the fencepost and call some more. This was thoroughly enjoyed by all participants.
Other birds seen were a few small flocks of Redpolls and 2 pairs and a covey of 8 Gray Partridge. We also stopped at the houses at the west end of Railway Avenue in Cheadle so participants could see some of the local colony of Eurasian Collared Doves of which we saw 5.
Large numbers of Canada Geese, probably a couple of thousand or so were in stubble fields southwest of Chestermere Lake and north of Glenmore Trail. Included in these flocks were some CACKLING GEESE. Given the EARLY late Winter departure of waterfowl from the Bow River in Calgary this year and by their behaviour with lots of resting birds and some feeding, I think these birds were probably migratory birds. We must also consider that the 3 Ring-necked Ducks at Elliston Park are probably overeager Spring migrants as probably are the 2 male Green-winged Teal at Fish Creek PP Burnsmead this past week.
Many participants on the trip today were seeing some of these species for the first time. Last year, we had a young student from Australia on the trip; this year, we had a young couple from Massachusetts who have lived in Calgary only a year and had never seen a Snowy Owl."
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Temperature in Calgary today, 26 February 2016, is +12C and it is supposed to soar to +18C this afternoon! What craziness - this is winter and so what has happened to -25C temperatures? However, we do return to colder temperatures and some snow for the next few days.
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