Northern Hawk Owls

iceman17

These owls spend the summer in the Arctic region.Sometimes they come down to Northern Alberta in the winter time.From what ive read on them,one should take advantage of a good "Hawk owl year"because there might not be another for a decade or more.
These owls also dont come into contact with humans very much so when they do they usualy just keep perched and go about their business not minding the photographers at all.
Last year was a Northern Hawk Owl year and I came across these fantastic birds no less that 15 time on my outings.Here are some examples from last years efforts.Since these birds dont go very far south I thought I would share them with all of you below the 49th.Hope you enjoy them...Mike

Power poles or trees,its all the same to them.



Many times there was more than one bird.



Ive got an itch,yea thats the spot,right there.





He may have been wondering if I was going to climb up for a closer look.



I started to whistle and he turned his head just like my dog does.



I had a teacher that always looked at me like this



Giving me the look.

bfjr

Very cool set
lucky you
I have only found one in all my searching, but I keep looking

Rohirrim

Very Nice. Its great to see some pics of some different birds in the forum. clap

Khaos

I like that head turn like a dog.

Harryb

excellent series.

iceman17

Hi Ben,it seemed like last year every time I looked up I would see one on a pole or in a tree.Thanks...ice

bfjr wrote:

Very cool set
lucky you
I have only found one in all my searching, but I keep looking

iceman17

Thanks Steve,I find all the bird shots in here fascinating since many of them are not found up here.These dont go very far south so I figured some might find them interesting.Im glad you liked them...ice

Rohirrim wrote:

Very Nice. Its great to see some pics of some different birds in the forum. clap

iceman17

Thanks Kahos,That shot is one of my fav's as well...ice

Khaos wrote:

I like that head turn like a dog.

iceman17

Thanks Harry,I only hope I get a chance to do it again this year.They might not be around again for a decade or more.It all depends on the Vole population in the Arctic..ice

Harryb wrote:

excellent series.