Ignoring you local owls! Yup, this morning at 5:15 am right from my own driveway I could hear one of my Great Horned Owl juveniles begging for food. It was tempting to go check out my triplets, but I was dedicated if I was  going to reach Sax-Zim Bog early (I live 35 miles from the Bog), I needed to ignore my local friends!

I was rewarded when I found this Great Gray Owl at 6:30 am. I watched the owl hunt for ten minutes. I assume it has owlets near by which are getting large, and have HUGE appetites. I suspect it takes a whole lot of voles to feed these hungry mouths. Late May and June tend to be a great time to go look for owls if you are willing to get up before sunrise. The owls will hunt past daybreak because of their chick’s.

It was  great morning in the Bog. From a very close vantage point, I saw a Timber Wolf, a male Northern Harrier and an American Bittern. I saw lots of other wildlife, but these were “the treats”.

Great Gray Owl Hunting