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I was finally able to see a Snowy Owl this winter! This owl was hunting near on farm near our house earlier this week.
A Snowy Owl,
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:: From Josiah at Birds in Your Backyard: Feathers on Friday
:: From Babsje at Great Blue Herons: Object of her Affection
:: From Ethan at Bird Boy: Feathers on Friday
On December 30th, 2013, I spotted a Northern Hawk Owl sitting in a tree in the woods as I went to check on the horses in the pasture. It was the first time I had seen a Northern Hawk Owl, and a great lifer to end the year with. I was able to get quite close and watched the owl for quite a while until it flew higher up in the trees. Unfortunately, because I’d gone out to do chores, I didn’t have a camera with me. I was hoping to get another opportunity to see and photograph this beautiful bird.
On January 11th, I was doing evening chores when I saw a Northern Hawk Owl sitting in a group of trees at the edge of a field. I was very excited, but again didn’t have my camera along. I quickly jumped in the truck and drove back to the house for my camera. Fortunately, the owl was still in the trees when I returned so I was able to get some good photos.
This is my favorite shot from that evening,
It’s always nice to have a subject that doesn’t mind being photographed, and this owl was very co-operative,
:: A controversial Double-crested Cormorant removal hunt in South Carolina is scheduled to start next week
:: The US Postal Service is releasing 10 new songbird stamps this year
:: Two white doves were released by children with the Pope in Vatican City, but then the birds were harassed by a gull and Hooded Crow
:: As Arctic sea ice melts, the polar bear’s diet is changing, eating more vegetation and Lesser Snow Geese, and fewer Ringed Seal pups.
:: The Calgary Zoo in Alberta is set to launch a 10-year captive breeding program for the critically endangered Greater Sage Grouse
:: The rare Tooth-billed Pigeon has been recently photographed by researchers in Samoa, the first confirmed sighting of this endangered species in over a decade
:: Raptors are being used at the Vancouver airport to keep other birds away from the tarmac in an effort to reduce the number of bird strikes with airplanes
Great posts in birding blogs this week:
:: From Shyloh at Beakingoff: A Detailed Telling of My Antarctic Journey – Part 2 – Ushuaia
:: From Linda at Photo Feathers: Birding at Asa Wright Nature Center in Trinidad and Tobago
:: From Logan at Logan’s Nature Blog: Bean there, done that
:: From Matty at The Eyrie: Where’s The Fifth Floor Anyway: Diary of an Ornithology Conference
:: From Eileen at Birding is Fun: Birding is fun in Florida
:: From Maureen at Hipster Birders: Duck, Duck, Goose!
:: From Nate at 10,000 Birds: What We Talk About When We Talk About Reputation
:: From Julia at Bird Canada: A Western Bird Comes East
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Here is a drawing of a Turkey Vulture I sketched while I was in Ontario last summer,
More Feathers on Friday Posts:
:: From Josiah at Birds in Your Backyard: Feathers on Friday
:: From Ethan at Bird Boy: Feathers on Friday
:: Two Whooping Cranes were shot and killed in Kentucky last week
:: Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is starting a visit to Israel, where he will visit the newly renamed Stephen J. Harper Hula Valley Bird Sanctuary Visitor and Education Centre, located along a migration route in northern Israel.
:: 70 Barred Owls have been shot in the U.S. northwest as part of a plan to help the endangered Northern Spotted Owl population recover
:: The Calgary Zoo hosted a symposium last week to come up with strategies and a plan to save the endangered Greater Sage-Grouse in Alberta
:: 16 year-old Logan Kahle is doing a Big Year in California and hopes to beat the previous record of 479 species
Great posts in birding blogs this week:
:: From Nathan at The Eyrie: Open Mic: Hog Island Adventures!
:: From Auriel at Natural Austerity: How to Enjoy Cold Weather
:: From Kirby at Birding is Fun: Cold (not Angry) Birds
:: From Tim at Bird Canada: The Wounded of Weed Lake: an on-going tale of winter survival
:: From Steve at Bourbon, Bastards, and Birds: Carara National Park (Part II)
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Last week I had a wonderful opportunity to see a Northern Hawk Owl on farm. I’m going to have an upcoming post with more photos of this beautiful owl,
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