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Posted: 08 Nov 2013

Taken: 27 Jul 2013

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From my July archives

From my July archives
Not my best owl photo, but this was the last Great Gray Owl I saw NW of Calgary, back on 27 July 2013. A group of us met at Sarah Leete's again (first time was on 15th July 2013), to do a BioBlitz along the E side of the Perrenoud Wildlife Reserve, NW of Calgary. This means that an extensive list is made of all flora and fauna seen during the day. I wasn't expecting the walk/hike to be quite so far! The drive from home to Sarah's takes about an hour and a half, but I allowed a bit of extra time as I never know what traffic will be like. As it turned out, I was half an hour early - and this is what I saw! A beautiful Great Gray Owl, hunting for breakfast. It didn't stay for long, but I got two or three shots that I'll keep. I was really, really hoping that it would stay where it was till the rest of the group arrived, but it ended up flying off into the trees in the distance.

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 LeapFrog
LeapFrog
Forlorn look ... excellent feather details and a superb capture Anne ... well taken and very nicely presented!!
10 years ago.
 Ken Dies
Ken Dies
These are indeed beautiful birds. It won't be long before they will be migrating south soon. We just had our first snowfall yesterday.
10 years ago.

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