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Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulas) resting in a large spruce tree on the fringe of the boreal woods and an agricultural field in the area nor Thorhild, Alberta, Canada.
8 June, 2017.
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Exactly the same location and likely the same male tawny owl that I was lucky to photograph back in 2013 and again in 2014. Since then he's lost one eye but remains in great condition - amazing when you consider how dependent for survival an owl must be upon its eyesight.
I have been told he's survived for at least two years with only one eye, and even more impressive is that he became a proud father of two successfully fledged owlets once again this year. Hopefully he'll continue to thrive for many more years to come.
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
This owl seemed to eat anything I saw him catch 1 / yellow underwing moth and 2 / butterflies and a large rain beetle
(Strix chacoensis) The Chaco owl is an owl which inhabits dry Chaco woodland in southern Bolivia, western Paraguay and northern Argentina.
The largest and most ferocious owl in the world. They have a Deep two tone hoot. A wild Eagle Owl can live for 20 years &Double in captivity. A wild eagle owl was once seen carrying a Red fox in it’s talons!
Little Owl - Athena noctua
The little owl (Athene noctua) is a bird that inhabits much of the temperate and warmer parts of Europe, Asia east to Korea, and north Africa. It was introduced into Britain at the end of the nineteenth century and into the South Island of New Zealand in the early twentieth century.
This owl is a cavity nester and a clutch of about four eggs is laid in spring. The female does the incubation and the male brings food to the nest, first for the female and later for the newly hatched young. As the chicks grow, both parents hunt and bring them food, and the chicks leave the nest at about seven weeks of age.
The distribution is widespread across Europe, Asia and North Africa. Its range in Eurasia extends from the Iberian Peninsula and Denmark eastwards to China and southwards to the Himalayas. In Africa it is present from Mauritania to Egypt, the Red Sea and Arabia. The bird has been introduced to New Zealand, and to the United Kingdom, where it has spread across much of England and the whole of Wales.
This is a sedentary species which is found in open countryside in a great range of habitats. These include agricultural land with hedgerows and trees, orchards, woodland verges, parks and gardens, as well as steppes and stony semi-deserts. It is also present in treeless areas such as dunes, and in the vicinity of ruins, quarries and rocky outcrops. It sometimes ventures into villages and suburbs. In the United Kingdom it is chiefly a bird of the lowlands, and usually occurs below 500 m (1,600 ft).
In continental Europe and Asia it may be found at much higher elevations; one individual was recorded from 3,600 m (12,000 ft) in Tibet.
The little owl is territorial, the male normally remaining in one territory for life. However the boundaries may expand and contract, being largest in the courtship season in spring. The home range, in which the bird actually hunts for food, varies with the type of habitat and time of year. Little owls with home-ranges that incorporate a high diversity of habitats are much smaller (< 2 ha) than those which breed in monotonous farmland (with home-ranges over 12 ha).
The little owl is partly diurnal and often perches boldly and prominently during the day. If living in an area with a large amount of human activity, little owls may grow used to humans and will remain on their perch, often in full view, while people are around. The little owl has a life expectancy of about sixteen years. However, many birds do not reach maturity; severe winters can take their toll and some birds are killed by road vehicles at night, so the average lifespan may be on the order of three years.
Breeding Bird Survey data suggest that little owl numbers are declining, with the UK population estimated to be down by 24 per cent between 1995 and 2008.
UK breeding:
5,700 pairs
This cute character is quite small as his species name suggests!!
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I love when they are scanning for their next meal, their head starts turning this way and that way. I also notice they tend to... in a matter of words... lighten their load before taking chase to something. lol! However, I did not get a shot of that ..
Meet "The Colonel"
This beautiful Owl has lived with Gord Court for the past 15 years. She was given to his care after she was hit by a car and became blinded in the left eye when she was about two and a half years old. She is pushing 18 years now. A Barred Owl can live to be forty in good captive care,
The Colonel is a veteran wildlife ambassador. Thousands of children have met her over the years as Gord has taken her to schools in the Edmonton area. She is very calm and gentle. Children have scratched her head and stroked her feathers.
Gord told me that he loves to get children to touch something alive and out there in the real world instead of focusing on their hand held devices.
Dr. Gord Court is a senior wildlife status biologist with Alberta Wildlife and Parks.
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Native to Arctic regions in North America and Eurasia. Males are almost all white, while females have more flecks of black plumage. At Anchorage Zoo.
Prairie Creek Redwoods SP
We watched the owl for two evenings and this was the second evening. The owl showed up on the far side of the meadow and an adoring crowd collected to watch. This time the crowd stayed fairly well back and no one moved in on the owl, which was great. The owl hunted and devoured a few voles, and then to everyone's surprise flew over and perched on a pipe coming out of the ranger booth, basically right above where all of the birders were standing. There was just enough light to capture a photo, with the very dark background of the redwood trees behind.
Little Owl - Athene Noctua
Little Owl - Athena noctua (M)
The little owl (Athene noctua) is a bird that inhabits much of the temperate and warmer parts of Europe, Asia east to Korea, and north Africa. It was introduced into Britain at the end of the nineteenth century and into the South Island of New Zealand in the early twentieth century.
This owl is a cavity nester and a clutch of about four eggs is laid in spring. The female does the incubation and the male brings food to the nest, first for the female and later for the newly hatched young. As the chicks grow, both parents hunt and bring them food, and the chicks leave the nest at about seven weeks of age.
The distribution is widespread across Europe, Asia and North Africa. Its range in Eurasia extends from the Iberian Peninsula and Denmark eastwards to China and southwards to the Himalayas. In Africa it is present from Mauritania to Egypt, the Red Sea and Arabia. The bird has been introduced to New Zealand, and to the United Kingdom, where it has spread across much of England and the whole of Wales.
This is a sedentary species which is found in open countryside in a great range of habitats. These include agricultural land with hedgerows and trees, orchards, woodland verges, parks and gardens, as well as steppes and stony semi-deserts. It is also present in treeless areas such as dunes, and in the vicinity of ruins, quarries and rocky outcrops. It sometimes ventures into villages and suburbs. In the United Kingdom it is chiefly a bird of the lowlands, and usually occurs below 500 m (1,600 ft).
In continental Europe and Asia it may be found at much higher elevations; one individual was recorded from 3,600 m (12,000 ft) in Tibet.
The little owl is territorial, the male normally remaining in one territory for life. However the boundaries may expand and contract, being largest in the courtship season in spring. The home range, in which the bird actually hunts for food, varies with the type of habitat and time of year. Little owls with home-ranges that incorporate a high diversity of habitats are much smaller (< 2 ha) than those which breed in monotonous farmland (with home-ranges over 12 ha).
The little owl is partly diurnal and often perches boldly and prominently during the day. If living in an area with a large amount of human activity, little owls may grow used to humans and will remain on their perch, often in full view, while people are around. The little owl has a life expectancy of about sixteen years. However, many birds do not reach maturity; severe winters can take their toll and some birds are killed by road vehicles at night, so the average lifespan may be on the order of three years.
Breeding Bird Survey data suggest that little owl numbers are declining, with the UK population estimated to be down by 24 per cent between 1995 and 2008.
UK breeding:
5,700 pairs
This owl is also known as the tiger owl or the hoot owl. This shot was from the Falconers Show of Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire.
owl in what I hope will be one of more shots as our friendship grows....this owl lets me in quite close with no sign of fear...I move slowly and visit often so perhaps it is getting used to me.....I can only hope as I don't want to disturb it but rather just watch and learn~and share what I learn of course~~~
A pair of Juvenile Great Horned Owls near Camas Prairie Centennial Marsh, Fairfield, Idaho. Previously photographed on 5/20/18 in the window of a derelict building.
The snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus) is a large, white owl of the typical owl family. Snowy owls are native to Arctic regions in North America and Eurasia. Younger snowy owls start with darker plumage, which turns lighter as they get older. Males are almost all white, while females have more flecks of gray plumage.
Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) roosting in an aspen tree while listening for a rodent scurrying under the snow in the ditch along the road north of Opal, Alberta, Canada.
The interesting point is that they blend so well with the trees in which they roost that they are often overlooked by the casual observer that drives by on the gravel road.
2 December, 2017.
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