I got my owl

Ann McRae

Whooooo are you.......

and what was that?


I don't think so Mister......(as Kelso walks by)








All to keep us away from......


her baby:

ivar

:giggle

Ann McRae wrote:

photos coming soon.......

Ric Grupe

It's been an hour, Ann!

Ann McRae

Ric Grupe wrote:

It's been an hour, Ann!

dishes, laundry and soccer practice got in the way!

So, the owl story is: We could hear them. Then one Sunday when I was with the boy at soccer my husband saw one of them - up close. Told me it sat on his arm and everything .....

So just before I left for Bryce & Zion, I saw one sitting on a power pole - found it the next day too - before sunrise.

So this a.m. I'm sitting in my robe, coffee in hand, making progress on my Bryce shots and get the following call:"Come see the owl". So I run, with cam and 70 - 200 in hand, in my robe and slippers into the neighbors yard. And thats my owl story!!!! I am just so completely thrilled with this.....

ann

Ric Grupe

All nice...but those first three are amazing. I thinks it's cool how the tree bark and owl are colored the same.

Where are the " Ann in her robe" shots?

raian

Wow, these are awesome! I really like the expression on #3.. the owl looks a little ticked off Great pictures, thanks for posting these.

kdog

Very nice shots of a very nice owl.

Regards,
-joel

Awais Yaqub

He was not sleeping in day
cool shots

saurora

Great shots, Ann! Owls are such magnificent birds. Do you know what kind of owl this was? They remind me of fat persian cats with wings!!!!

Harryb

Congrats Ann Excellent shots.

ivar

Ah, you got the pictures up, wow, how cool is that! great shots!

I wish we had some more nice looking birds like that around here.

Ann McRae

Ric Grupe wrote:

All nice...but those first three are amazing. I thinks it's cool how the tree bark and owl are colored the same.

Where are the " Ann in her robe" shots?

Thanks, Ric.

As far as me in my robe, well lets say its all better left to the imagination!!!

ann

Ann McRae

raian wrote:

Wow, these are awesome! I really like the expression on #3.. the owl looks a little ticked off Great pictures, thanks for posting these.

Thanks. She was trying to warn me (and my huge dog) away from her young. They fly silently - I totally missed her first fly by. Really cool stuff.
Thanks for commenting.
ann

Ric Grupe

Ann McRae wrote:

better left to the imagination!!! ann

I'm picturing big fuzzy Canada Goose slippers, red long johns, and a "mad bomber" cap. :lol4

jwear

nice find and nice shots congrats

Ann McRae

Thanks Joel.

ann

kdog wrote:

Very nice shots of a very nice owl.

Regards,
-joel

Ann McRae

Awais Yaqub wrote:

He was not sleeping in day
cool shots

Thanks Awais. Not all owls are strictly nocturnal. This one (and presumably this species) hunts alot in daytime - especially overcast days.
And she has young to feed, so that takes lots of hunting. Birds are so amazing!

ann

Ann McRae

Hi saurora
I'm convinced it is a great horned owl. I've checked photos and web sites, and listened to recordings of the calls of several species - it adds up to great horned as far as I can tell.
She is quite magnificent, isn't she.....

Thanks very much

ann

saurora wrote:

Great shots, Ann! Owls are such magnificent birds. Do you know what kind of owl this was? They remind me of fat persian cats with wings!!!!

Ann McRae

Harryb wrote:

Congrats Ann Excellent shots.

Thank You Harry! Better than egrets, me thinks! (especially since I haven't found one here.....)

ann

Ann McRae

Thanks, Ivar. The amazing thing about birds is they are probably already near you - you just need to start really looking at them. We have a woodland and a river near by and several feeders in the yard, so we've got lots of birds - and that brings the big birds of prey....

Cheers

ann

ivar wrote:

Ah, you got the pictures up, wow, how cool is that! great shots!

I wish we had some more nice looking birds like that around here.

Ann McRae

jwear wrote:

nice find and nice shots congrats

Thanks Jeff!

ann

dallas

Beautiful pictures Ann, congrats.....

Ann McRae

dallas wrote:

Beautiful pictures Ann, congrats.....

Thank You William. It was a treat to see her and photograph her.

ann

gluwater

Excellent captures Ann, and with a 70-200. So were you like sitting on the branch next to her?

Ann McRae

gluwater wrote:

Excellent captures Ann, and with a 70-200. So were you like sitting on the branch next to her?

Hi Nick

Thats one more visual of me best left to the imagination...

No, I actually only saw the owlet - was trying to get closer and closer, and momma started flying by my head to warn me away. She flew by 3 times. The first I didn't hear her - absolutely amazing how something that big doesn't make noise when it flies.

And of course, those shots are all heavy crops - I really wasn't prepared for BIF shots.


Thanks a bunch
ann