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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: skyviewer on February 17, 2011, 01:13:48 AM

Title: Barred and Long Eared Owl and a Red Shouldered Hawk
Post by: skyviewer on February 17, 2011, 01:13:48 AM

My first Long Ear where i actually got to see it through my 400mm lens.  I've seen three this year and they are always in flight.  It took me awhile to actually figure out what type of owls i was seeing because the ear tuffs go down in flight.
Luckily i saw Richard that day he was the one that had spotted both owls.


(http://www.daxton.ca/pics/feb2011/coopers-hawk.jpg)

(http://www.daxton.ca/pics/feb2011/barred-owl.jpg)

(http://www.daxton.ca/pics/feb2011/long-eared-owl-1.jpg)

(http://www.daxton.ca/pics/feb2011/long-eared-owl-2.jpg)

(http://www.daxton.ca/pics/feb2011/long-eared-owl-3.jpg)

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Post by: Reuven_M on February 17, 2011, 07:56:30 AM

Nice pictures. The hawk is actually a red-shouldered, which is quite a good bird in winter.

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Post by: skyviewer on February 17, 2011, 09:40:26 AM

Thanks Reuven i wasn't 100% sure cause of the head and he seemed a little broader than a coopers.  Post Edit

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Post by: Scott on February 17, 2011, 01:37:15 PM

Congrats on a great set.

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Post by: dizzy on February 17, 2011, 10:47:03 PM

love that red-shouldered. mike