These are more of the images I took of the short-eared owls on Friday morning.Short-eared owls hunt over grassland, but stay near to wooded areas. This sequence gives an idea of the general habitat.
I’m not always as lucky as this. I spent about 2 hours at Sheepcote this afternoon and saw nothing but sheep! Here’s hoping we have some bright early mornings in the coming week.
Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D Mark II and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens.
Darko
6 Mar 2016I know the feeling. Sometimes we go mountain hiking and see nothing for days. Then we go for a short walk near the seawall in West Vancouver and we see two otters and a grey whale, all inside 15 minutes!!!
Anyway, it seems this will be a year of owls. Yesterday we went to George C. Reifel migratory birds sanctuary in Delta and there was an little saw whet owl sleeping in a bush.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/9694803@N02/24916361643/
Words
6 Mar 2016Darko, the uncertainty is part of the joy when you do see something special, so I don’t mind (too much). That’s a delightful owl in your photo. It’s not one I’ve even heard of before!
Andy
15 Mar 2016Squirrels are interesting to watch.
Words
16 Mar 2016Hi Andy! Squirrels are always entertaining little things.