10,000 Birds

JANUARY 30, 2013

I have to say that pretty much every time that I see a great photo of an owl in flight, swooping down from a perch or low to the ground, in invariably think to myself “that was baited” I might be wrong, but I’m willing to bet that I am right far more often than I am wrong. Today she found her owl.

Owls 190

Owls Mice Tethering Chickens 190

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Here I was, sitting patiently in a blind, watching a tethered European Starling on a string. Ravens made feints at the fake owl set further up the ridge as another attractant, Mountain Chickadees called behind us, but the hawks only trickled in. It required a bit of an ethical adjustment. Enough to draw the attention of a predator.

Eagles 173

Eagles Tethering Science Wounded 173

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2012

Or they called at us from dog teams tethered on the ice, too busy stealing food to have a closer look. Gyrfalcon and Snowy Owl also stick around, but they are harder to find. Only the planets are visible at noon, the sky too light for the brightest stars. Out of that sky, as we slid along, Ravens dipped down checking us out.

Tethering 131

Tethering Game Dogs Owls 131