Magical! How else may one describe well over a half hour that a person spends with a Great Gray Owl shortly after sunrise? Such was the case yesterday morning when I found this Great Gray Owl hunting. For the next few weeks parent Great Gray Owls may be found hunting  early in the morning (first 2 hours after sunrise) up in Sax-Zim Bog as they work at feeding hungry owlets. Unlike the crowds of winter, I was by myself for most of my owl watching. Eventually, one person (a good friend) found me on the remote road and stopped to also watch. By that point it was fun to share with a friend!

I have included a HUGE number of images. However the first photograph and two movies will give you a quick idea of my magical morning.

• Video #1 link for email subscribers … 3 seconds expanded to 25 seconds … about 40 photos)
• Video #2 link for email subscribers (vole searching … as opposed to soul searching!)

More photographs of my Great Gray Owl Magical Morning. These images are from three different perches used by the owl. For about ten minutes at each location it would remain almost motionless, occasionally moving its head to better triangulate sound.