This is the second in a series of posts about the seven Great Gray Owls I have watched over the past 24 hours. This is owl #4 of 7 Great Gray Owls, which was hunting right before sunset and caught a vole.
Great Gray Owl – take-off and attack …
Great Gray Owl – the meal …
Great Gray Owl – the hunt resumes …
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
