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Owls, Owls, and more Owls in SE Arizona

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The last couple of weeks have really been a boom for me personally, as far as spotting our local owls goes. Getting to actually see four species, in the last two weeks, and to hear two more is almost unheard of in my experience. It all started in getting to photograph the Northern Pygmy-owls in Madera Canyon.

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Minnesota, a Winter Owl Wonderland

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An Imposing Great Gray Owl, by Carlos Sanchez. Great Gray Owl , Northern Hawk Owl , Snowy Owl – this trinity captures the imagination of most birders with their imposing presence, unique adaptations, and beauty as among the most desired species of bird to see in the world.

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Owls, the debait

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Inspire me to try a little harder to get that composition just right, to get that jaw-dropping moment. I have a friend in Ontario, who has been excitedly searching for Great Gray Owls during this winter’s irruption. Today she found her owl. Oh yeah, most end up as owl pellets, but surely the odd one escapes a talony death.

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Spotting My First Horned Owl in Veteran’s Park

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I think everyone can readily admit that owls are cool. Yet, these very qualities are what make them so difficult to see as birders, and in my years of birding I had managed to spot just two: the Snowy Owl (which is active during the daytime) and the Barred Owl. One particular family of owls had particularly evaded me.

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American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of Ontario: A Field Guide Review

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It is home to four diverse forest ecosystems (deciduous, mixed, boreal, and lowlands), experiences seasonal weather systems ranging from cold dry Arctic winters to humid, thunder-storm filled summers, and, according to the latest official checklist, hosts four professional sports teams with bird names.* Boreal Owl, p.

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A First Christmas Bird Count Experience

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Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners.Or Wicked, right? • Explore These Related Posts More Habitat for Snowy Plover? These Blasts From The Past Bald Eagles are Getting Spoiled… Help Save Migratory Birds!

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Quality Lowland Caribbean Birding in Costa Rica at Centro Manu

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Roosting Great Potoo and Crested Owls! During our visit, one was sleeping high in a tree right next to the parking area. Centro Manu has those too, best of all, a pair of incredibly easy Crested Owls. Hopefully, Centro Manu guide and birder Kenneth will keep track of these and other roosting owls, several species are possible.