Distracted
Watching the birds
Snowy Owl male
Snowy Owl female or young
Snowy Owls
Tawny Owl
Snowy Owl
The gaze
Male Snowy Owl
Recent arrival
No admittance
A fine pair of legs
Between the branches
Great Grey Owl
I think I am a Spectacled Owl
Got my eyes on YOOOO
Barred Owl
Burrowing Owl
Barn Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Juvenile Great Horned Owl
Young Burrowing Owl
Short-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl
Barn Owl
Burrowing Owl
Found my buddy!
My buddy in the fall
Burrowing Owl
Burrowing Owl
Great Gray Owl
Snowy Owl
One of my buddies
Sleepyhead
Baby's freedom
Great Horned Owl, McIntyre Ranch
Great Horned Owl, McIntyre Ranch
Eyes of the forest
Waterproof baby
Afternoon nap time
My little buddy
Dad
And Baby makes three
Mom
Baby Great Horned Owl
Snowy Owl
Snowy Owl
Standing guard
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Intense curiosity
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"My" young Great Horned Owl allowed me to get sufficiently close to it the other day that didn't really need to crop the original photo but decided to shave off just a tiny bit at the top. Reminder to self - "The Great Horned Owl is among the most formidable of Alberta's raptors"! Someone told me the other day that he had heard that a GHO "attack" feels like being hit over the head with a two-by-four with nails in it" (or words to that effect). The two adults sitting in nearby trees both appeared to be relaxed, often with eyes closed. Even so, the thought is ALWAYS in my mind - and I wouldn't want to stress out the birds at all, anyway! Road works have been going on for many weeks just a few feet away from where these owls live, so they are accustomed to noise and humans. I'm amazed that they have stayed, but SO glad that they are still there. Does anyone know if there is any way to tell if this is a young male or female?
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