I have been in isolation for the past week which has been very frustrating seeing as how migration is now in full swing. I have been doing my best to take notes of all the birds I see from my yard but it is not the same as being able to get out in the field. The upside is …
Life is picking up out here and birds are starting to arrive. If you have been following this page for a while, you know that owls are around quite reliably in April. A couple of weeks ago I went out to search for Great Grey Owls that hang out along the highway and happened upon a scuffle between a Great …
I had a lovely evening out with a friend last night and spotted my first Great Grey Owls of 2021. There were also a ton of ptarmigan out but we passed on them in search of the Great Grey. There is a relatively short window in which to photograph Great Grey owls so I do my best to take every …
Hello and welcome! This week’s Sunday edition will showcase the gorgeous Great Grey Owl I spotted on my first day in Fort Smith. I’m not used to seeing owls in the daytime exactly but since it stays light out most of the summer I suppose this shouldn’t have been entirely unexpected. Usually, I see owls in March or April along …
So far this year I’ve had just one sighting of my Great Grey Owl. It is a little unusual not to see her at least a few times during the spring but our weather has fluctuated wildly this year between sunny warm and melting, and snowing, blowing and freezing. I happened to sneak out for a quick drive one night …
Hello friends! It’s been a pretty cold winter this year and we’ve had our share of days below -40C. Usually it is around this time of year that I start to see owls appear along the edges of the roads perched atop telephone poles or gliding along ditches in search of prey. I have a theory about why they seem …
The first time I ever saw an owl in the wild was just outside of Airdrie Alberta. It was March and I could just make out the feathered “ears” of a great horned owl nesting in an old craggy tree along a gravel highway. Two things struck me about that encounter: 1. Wow owls nest early. 2. She seemed unperturbed …
Hello friends! Welcome to this week’s photo story. I’ve had the pleasure of watching this owl pair for a couple of years as they have territory just outside of Yellowknife. Any owl sighting is exciting but having the opportunity to see and photograph a great grey on a fairly predictable schedule is a gift that is indescribable. Just a couple …