owl

A fine sunny day but rather cold. The Snowy owls have returned to Boundary Bay for the first time in several years. There were 4 or 5 spread over several kilometers of shoreline. They were outnumbered by many photographers taking this opportunity to capture these magnificant raptor. A first for...

An exciting few minutes watching this SEO hunting over a coastal marsh.

This barn owl lives in the barn across the fields and is now a regular percher on my washing line post at dusk.

This wise owl was seen on the track on the way to Alvor Estuary

This guy had a heavy rain pour on him before I took this shot, so you don't see it's crests real well. It looks like his left eye is damaged. It was hunting moths and insects by a street light.

This barred owl and family are still in the same area as before and still very comfortable to have people around. I visit every week or so to check but try not to bother them too much.

Once again I found this owl. I followed the sound of the other birds harrassing this raptor. After watching for a while I realized why the other birds were so concerned as this owl sat quietly for about 10-15 minutes then flew into a blackberry bush and tunnelled in to emerge with a baby bird...

This one of a pair of almost fully grown owlets .They could fly but not hunt on their own.

Photographed this morning not far from Belfast.

Caught him taking a bath in our water trough

This barred owl was near a paved trail and unconcerned with walkers , bikers and luckily for me ,photographers.

This bird could not have found a safer roost - in a tree right outside the front door of the house occupied by the resident ecologist in Wasa Camp in Kasanka National Park.

Third of three

Second of three .

A break in the weather finally! I pack my gear and and set off to bike the trails and dikes. I see eagles ,kingfisher,red breasted sapsucker and this fabulous owl. Late afternoon and I'm heading home and decide to check an out of the way pond. Nothing but some crows making a ruckus when all of...

Another blurry owl in flight. They were perched as well but out of my range.

There were at least six owls also working the grasslands along a one km. stretch of the shoreline. Also a bit of a stretch for my 100-400. heavily cropped ... and blurry, but a first for me.Still waiting for the Lotto lens fund to mature!LOL