This week saw us experience a HUGE blizzard up here in the Northland. Depending upon your elevation and downwind location from Lake Superior, snow totals were from 20 to 30 inches of snow. Weather conditions were finally supposed to moderate early this morning with calm winds. Given raptors are not able to effectively hunt during a blizzard, I thought that Great Gray Owls would be hungry after over two days of not eating.
Jackpot! I watched this Great Gray hunt for over 75 minutes well after sunrise this morning. More images will be coming from my time with “gray”, but for now … Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.
Richard,
Are Bohemian waxwings regularly seen in your area in the winter?
Mike Smith
Elkton, Va.
Yes! I have seen many flocks this winter. While one will occasionally see Bohemian Waxwings in Sax-Zim Bog, it really is not their preferred habitat. One will find them more often in a pine forest that has fruit trees … mountain ash, pygmy crabapples and even the invasive buckthorn. Thus, I see them much more along the North Shore of Lake Superior in towns with fruit that border the forest.
Happy Holidays are wished for you too! Beautiful owl!
May the holidays for you & yours be peace filled & beautiful!
Wow! Stunning & what a beautiful photo!
Merry Christmas!
happy holidays. hope this owl was able to eat!
I love this photo and I also want to thank you for all of the wonderful photos you have shared with us during the year. Merry Christmas to you and also to your wife and family.