Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: guarding female & nest in a different tree

On Sunday afternoon, 22 March 2015, I went on a very enjoyable two and a half hour walk at Carburn Park, with birding friends. The weather was good and the company was perfect. The Great Horned Owl in this photo is, I believe, an owl that was new to me. I don't remember seeing this male, just the female, last year. This one was sitting on guard duty from a tree that was quite a long way from his mate, but he still had a good, clear view of her. I'll add the list of sightings we had, for my own memory, put together by the leaders of the group: 1. Canada Goose-60 2. American Wigeon-1 m. 3. Mallard-55 4. Bufflehead-60 5. Common Goldeneye-60 6. Common Merganser-7 7. Bald Eagle-2 8. Ring-bill Gull-30 9. Calfornia Gull-30 10.Herring Gull-1 11. Rock Pigeon-3 12. Great Horned Owl-2 13. Downy Woodpecker-8 14. Hairy Woodpecker-1 15. Northern Flicker-5 16. Black-billed Magpie-14 17. American Crow-2 18. Common Raven-8 19. Black-capped Chickadee-5 20. Red-breasted Nuthatch-1 21. White-breasted Nuthatch-1 22. American Robin -4 23. House Finch-3 24. House Sparrow-10+ 25. Great Blue Heron After the walk, four of us went for coffee at Tim Hortons - always as enjoyable as the walk itself, if not more so : )