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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Paul O'Toole on February 26, 2017, 06:34:09 PM

Title: Great Gray Owl in early morning light
Post by: Paul O'Toole on February 26, 2017, 06:34:09 PM

Taken this morning around 7am before heading over to work. Nice way to start the day.

(https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3713/32311797313_cea152c4de_b.jpg)

(https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3712/32745071230_c34dff154d_b.jpg)

Title: Re: Great Gray Owl in early morning light
Post by: nkwali on February 27, 2017, 10:17:08 AM

Beautiful shots.

Title: Re: Great Gray Owl in early morning light
Post by: Steve Hood on February 27, 2017, 12:42:51 PM

Ha Ha.  I'd always be late for work if I had one of them around here.

Title: Re: Great Gray Owl in early morning light
Post by: Axeman on February 27, 2017, 10:49:07 PM

Really nice....where did you see it?

Title: Re: Great Gray Owl in early morning light
Post by: mr.sharp-photo on February 28, 2017, 11:28:42 PM

this one may have been killed today (PResquille?). hit by a car from baiting (in no way am i linking you to baiting. just an FYI)

Title: Re: Great Gray Owl in early morning light
Post by: Paul O'Toole on March 01, 2017, 06:04:01 AM

This one is in Kingston. Been in area for a couple of months. Should be heading back north soon as March approaches.

Title: Re: Great Gray Owl in early morning light
Post by: Paul O'Toole on March 01, 2017, 07:14:59 AM

Quote from: "mr.sharp-photo"

this one may have been killed today (PResquille?). hit by a car from baiting (in no way am i linking you to baiting. just an FYI)

NP at all, how do you know if it was baited? That seems unusual for someone to do that along a public road?

Title: Re: Great Gray Owl in early morning light
Post by: mr.sharp-photo on March 01, 2017, 07:18:10 AM

Quote from: "Paul O'Toole"

Quote from: "mr.sharp-photo"

this one may have been killed today (PResquille?). hit by a car from baiting (in no way am i linking you to baiting. just an FYI)

NP at all, how do you know if it was baited? That seems unusual for someone to do that along a public busy road?

all second-hand info.
was told it was incredibly well fed. it died by being hit by a car. and it was apparently a known owl, so you put 2 and 2 together, i guess.

Title: Re: Great Gray Owl in early morning light
Post by: Paul O'Toole on March 01, 2017, 09:31:42 AM

Thats very sad for sure. The problem is they get so used to people when their baited that they will come up to them over time. Happens alot on these so called "Owling Photography Workshops" quite often.

Title: Re: Great Gray Owl in early morning light
Post by: Dinusaur on March 01, 2017, 05:49:54 PM

So sad - how could people be so dumb? I hope all this is heresy and Paul finds it alive and well again.

Title: Re: Great Gray Owl in early morning light
Post by: mr.sharp-photo on March 02, 2017, 08:07:07 AM

Quote from: "Dinusaur"

So sad - how could people be so dumb? I hope all this is heresy and Paul finds it alive and well again.

we already established that these are 2 different GGO.
the one in Presquille is definitely dead. i saw the photos.