After a busy night of hunting
Shadows
One of a pair
Licorice Allsorts eyes
A welcome addition to our Christmas Bird Count
Always a treat
Curious glance from a Great Horned Owl
A cute, young face
Sleepy Great Horned Owl
One of yesterday's Great Horned Owls
Almost missed, but gratefully seen
Great Horned Owlet
Great Horned Owlet
I LOVE owls - in case you didn't know : )
Great Horned Owl
Great Horned Owl
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Great Horned Owl juvenile
Yesterday's Great Horned Owl
Great Horned Owl on a fence post
Three years later ....
Sweet young owl
I fell in love ....
A lucky find
Great Horned Owl male
One of three young owls
Watching the watchers
Mom and her babies
Great Horned Owl and owlet
Two of a family of three
Sleepy Great Horned Owl
Winter on the prairies
Great Horned Owl
'Barn' Owl, alias Great Horned Owl
A welcome sight on a Christmas Bird Count
Peekaboo - whooo are yooo?
Time for an afternoon nap
Great Horned Owl male
A watchful eye
Great Horned Owl - posting just for the record
First day of fledging
A bewildering world for a fallen owlet
A gleam in the eye
Such a handsome bird
Look into my eyes
Great Horned Owl owlet, Ellis Bird Farm
Baby fluff
First day out in the big, wide world
Busy parent
The art of preening for a young owl
Always a good mother
Grainy but cute
Great Horned Owl, sleeping after a night of huntin…
Memories
A local Great Horned Owl
One of 9 Great Horned Owls
The challenge of bird photography
For Chiara
Look, Mom, I can fly!
Yellow, glassy eyes
Adventurous little owlet
Deep inside a dark barn
Preening her feathers
How sweet is this?
Tired out Mom
Remembering happy times
The finest of feathers
"Two (owlets) out of three ain't bad"
Dad on guard duty
Safe with Mom
A different Great Horned Owl
Almost impossible to find
Sitting so pretty
Yesterday's treat
Just for the record
Always love an owl
Through the branches
Outside looking in
Great Horned Owl with fall colours
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This photo was taken on 24 September 2017, when I ended up driving east of the city on my own. The meeting time for a trip east with other birders was given incorrectly in our newsletter, which said 9:30 am instead of 8:00 am that was given in a different place. Three of us arrived around 9:15 am, only to discover that no one else turned up. So, we went for a walk at the meeting place, Carburn Park, and afterwards, I decided that I would drive east of the city and wander around a few of the back roads. It was definitely a good decision as, though I didn't see many birds, two of them were beautiful Great Horned Owls. Many photographers dream of finding an owl in a barn window, and I have been very fortunate to have seen a number of them over the years.
I ended up driving very different back roads to what I had thought of doing. They were all in the south area, and many were new roads to me. Old barns outnumbered birds photographed, with about five new barns and just two owls. The first owl I came across flew low across the road in front of me. At first, I thought it was a hawk of some kind, as Great Horned Owls aren't often seen flying in the daytime, It landed on a fence post in a field, where it sat for a minute or two, before flying to a distant old barn window on a farm property. Needed full zoom to get photos of it, and the quality is not good.
Later on, after getting myself completely lost, I realized that I was not too far from an old grain elevator that I had discovered four years ago. On that day, I remember being so happy to have come across this elevator. When I got out of my car and walked a bit closer to get photos, I couldn't believe my eyes when I noticed a Great Horned Owl sitting in a window. I never expected that there would be an owl in the window again, but there it was! Happy day!
The next day, 25 September 2017, was spent with a friend, travelling south of the city to the Pine Coulee Reservoir and area. The rolling hills of this whole area are so beautiful. The birds we saw were all far away, needing Tony's spotting scope, except for a Eurasian Collared Dove and several small birds. Meanwhile, I was enjoying the scenery and anything else that caught my eye.
We called in at the Pine Coulee campground and the Willow Creek Provincial Park campground and did a walk at each. Both were deserted and very peaceful. At the Willow Creek Provincial Park campground, the silence was broken by the call of a Belted Kingfisher. There was a bright yellow sign warning that there was a Bear in the area, but it was nowhere to be seen.
The weather was perfect all day, starting off chilly, but getting up to about 20C in the afternoon, and a sky full of clouds. Thanks so much for the invite, Tony - much appreciated and thoroughly enjoyed! Pure luxury, too, not having to drive.
I ended up driving very different back roads to what I had thought of doing. They were all in the south area, and many were new roads to me. Old barns outnumbered birds photographed, with about five new barns and just two owls. The first owl I came across flew low across the road in front of me. At first, I thought it was a hawk of some kind, as Great Horned Owls aren't often seen flying in the daytime, It landed on a fence post in a field, where it sat for a minute or two, before flying to a distant old barn window on a farm property. Needed full zoom to get photos of it, and the quality is not good.
Later on, after getting myself completely lost, I realized that I was not too far from an old grain elevator that I had discovered four years ago. On that day, I remember being so happy to have come across this elevator. When I got out of my car and walked a bit closer to get photos, I couldn't believe my eyes when I noticed a Great Horned Owl sitting in a window. I never expected that there would be an owl in the window again, but there it was! Happy day!
The next day, 25 September 2017, was spent with a friend, travelling south of the city to the Pine Coulee Reservoir and area. The rolling hills of this whole area are so beautiful. The birds we saw were all far away, needing Tony's spotting scope, except for a Eurasian Collared Dove and several small birds. Meanwhile, I was enjoying the scenery and anything else that caught my eye.
We called in at the Pine Coulee campground and the Willow Creek Provincial Park campground and did a walk at each. Both were deserted and very peaceful. At the Willow Creek Provincial Park campground, the silence was broken by the call of a Belted Kingfisher. There was a bright yellow sign warning that there was a Bear in the area, but it was nowhere to be seen.
The weather was perfect all day, starting off chilly, but getting up to about 20C in the afternoon, and a sky full of clouds. Thanks so much for the invite, Tony - much appreciated and thoroughly enjoyed! Pure luxury, too, not having to drive.
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