Burrowing Owl, ENDANGERED - from the archives
Burrowing Owl, ENDANGERED - from the archives
Great Gray Owl - from the archives
Great Gray Owl - from the archives
Great Gray Owl
Burrowing owl in the wild
Great Gray Owl
Far, far away
Great Gray Owl on the hunt
Great Gray Owl, highly zoomed
Great Gray Owl hunting
Great Gray Owl, watching and listening
Great Gray Owl #2
Great Gray Owl #1
Burrowing Owl in the wild
Yesterday's treat!
Great Gray Owl, focused
Burrowing Owl
Great Gray Owl from 2013
Winter on the prairies
Great Gray Owl in early morning sunlight
'Barn' Owl, alias Great Horned Owl
A welcome sight on a Christmas Bird Count
Poor quality, but of interest
Ever watchful
Shooting in the rain
Waiting for me
Predator with prey
Great Gray Owl on a rainy day
Hope he's one of the lucky ones
Great Gray Owl in late-morning sun
Way down the fence line
I'm baaack ...
Made my day : )
Great Gray Owl in a field of Dandelions
One of yesterday's two Great Gray Owls
On the fence
Successful hunting
Watching closely
An over-the-shoulder glance
Great Gray Owl, side profile
Great Gray Owl from 2012
A quick shot just in time
Without its camouflage
Great Gray Owlet from June 2012
Missed opportunity
Great Gray Owl, focused
Great Gray Owl - breathtaking
A close landing
Surveying its territory
Perched on a broken tree trunk
Got my eyes on you
One of a pair
A quick glance
Hunting for Meadow Voles
Natural beauty
Great Gray Owl with its catch
Well camouflaged, except for those eyes
A view through the bushes
Yesterday's treat - a Great Gray Owl
Great Gray Owl in early morning light
Baby Barred Owl
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Great Gray Owl - from my archives
Crazy, crazy weather! We have only just come out of an awful deep-freeze that lasted for many weeks. "The chance for some +20 degree weather extends across southern Alberta and southwestern Saskatchewan early next week including the city of Calgary, where some daily temperature records are in jeopardy. The record to beat on Monday and Tuesday is 18.3°C and 18.9°C, which were both set on March 18 and 19 back in 1928." From the Weather Network on 16 March 2019.
I am going to be taking a break from posting photos on Flickr soon - decided to grab three photos to post this morning after all. Will return when I don't have to keep going into my archives. As I have been doing the last few days, I will add the description that I added under a previously posted photo from the same day.
"After a long day out at Frank Lake on Saturday, 19 March, and then checking the upcoming weather forecast, Sunday, 20 March 2016, looked like it was going to be the only decent day of the coming week. Of course, we all know that weather forecasts can change. So, my alarm clocks were all set ridiculously early, though I still left home a bit later than I had intended, and I took myself NW of the city again to see if I could see an owl.
Just a handful of friends were there and we got a few moments of great views of this Great Gray Owl, including when it was down on the ground during a failed attempt to catch a Meadow Vole. I think it took all of us by surprise when it flew and landed near to us. During the rest of the time, I did see an owl fly off into the trees a couple of times, but the rest of the time was spent waiting and chatting with my friends. Patience .....
While we were waiting, someone spotted a beautiful male Mountain Bluebird way down the road. I am pretty sure I had caught a quick glimpse of another Bluebird on my drive to my destination. Also, I seem to remember catching a quick sight of another one recently, but can't for the life of me remember where or when. It's always such a thrill to see a Bluebird, especially the very first of the season. That flash of bright blue takes one's breath away. Two beautiful birds to see on this first day of spring!"
"Although the Great Gray Owl is the tallest American owl with the largest wingspan, it is just a ball of feathers. It preys on small mammals and has relatively small feet. Both the Great Horned and Snowy owls weigh half again as much, and have larger feet and talons. The oldest recorded Great Gray Owl was at least 18 years, 9 months old and lived in Alberta." From AllAboutBirds.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Great_Gray_Owl/lifehistory
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_grey_owl
I am going to be taking a break from posting photos on Flickr soon - decided to grab three photos to post this morning after all. Will return when I don't have to keep going into my archives. As I have been doing the last few days, I will add the description that I added under a previously posted photo from the same day.
"After a long day out at Frank Lake on Saturday, 19 March, and then checking the upcoming weather forecast, Sunday, 20 March 2016, looked like it was going to be the only decent day of the coming week. Of course, we all know that weather forecasts can change. So, my alarm clocks were all set ridiculously early, though I still left home a bit later than I had intended, and I took myself NW of the city again to see if I could see an owl.
Just a handful of friends were there and we got a few moments of great views of this Great Gray Owl, including when it was down on the ground during a failed attempt to catch a Meadow Vole. I think it took all of us by surprise when it flew and landed near to us. During the rest of the time, I did see an owl fly off into the trees a couple of times, but the rest of the time was spent waiting and chatting with my friends. Patience .....
While we were waiting, someone spotted a beautiful male Mountain Bluebird way down the road. I am pretty sure I had caught a quick glimpse of another Bluebird on my drive to my destination. Also, I seem to remember catching a quick sight of another one recently, but can't for the life of me remember where or when. It's always such a thrill to see a Bluebird, especially the very first of the season. That flash of bright blue takes one's breath away. Two beautiful birds to see on this first day of spring!"
"Although the Great Gray Owl is the tallest American owl with the largest wingspan, it is just a ball of feathers. It preys on small mammals and has relatively small feet. Both the Great Horned and Snowy owls weigh half again as much, and have larger feet and talons. The oldest recorded Great Gray Owl was at least 18 years, 9 months old and lived in Alberta." From AllAboutBirds.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Great_Gray_Owl/lifehistory
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_grey_owl
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