Over the past 24 hours, I have spent significant time with seven Great Gray Owls. Some of my sightings occurred while I was out birding, while others I found while just being out and about (i.e. dumb luck, but there is an irruption in progress). This particular owl was hunting right before sunset, and in perfect light. This is the first in a series of posts about these owls.
Great Gray Owl in Flight (all the same individual owl)
The following words are from my own blog post a few year’s back, but the images were taken late yesterday afternoon at Duluth’s largest bird feeder, Canal Park:
This bird feeder is now open and stocked. Now that the harbor is frozen, but the canal is still open due to current and the passage of freighters, huge flocks of Goldeneyes are present. The ducks know that the canal walls are lined with zebra mussels, which means food! Around 3pm in the afternoon on any sunny day the sun streams down the canal giving excellent photography conditions. However, dress warmly because you are often very exposed to the North wind.
Goldeneyes at Canal Park
That “owl guy” is not giving me credit. He posted first this evening about that other owl which hunted in his yard … a Yard Bird Great Gray Owl. I mean … really … I was hunting within 1.5 miles of the Hoeg’s home. Shouldn’t that trump an ordinary Great Gray Owl.
Boreal Owl … almost a Yard Bird (hunting near Rich’s house)
The Movie! (video link for email blog subscribers)
Still Images!
