Owls at Amherst Island
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Owls at Amherst Island

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Here are some of the Owls we saw on Wednesday at Amherst Island

The Snowy-was a little far but still a first for me (sorry for the blurr)


Boris-The Boreal Owl (yes i named him!)


Barry the Barred! He was huge and gorgeous!



Saw-Whet Owl


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Congrats on your captures. It must have been exciting seeing these guys for the first time. Well done.
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good work irene.
glad you found some,and had a great time.
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Great captures Irene.  It is so exciting to see these creatures, especially for the first time.
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great shots! Love the boreal he looks so cozy :D
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Thanks everyone for the great comments, next time when ever I go i'm taking a tripod, and need to take my time taking the pictures, too many came out real fuzzy, i'm so used to shooting the little quick birds and was afraid the owls were going to "flitter away" and this wasn't the case, but excitement and the "OMG" get it before it takes off feelings set in so some pictures didn't turn out real good. A small lense was definitely needed for the NSW, and I didn't have that either(left it in the car-go figure!)
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Great shots Irene.
And good spotting.
If anyone ever needs to find a needle in a haystack, or an Owl in the forest, take Irene with you.
My shots of the NSWO were not worth trying to salvage. I did manage some OK shots of the Barred and Boreal.
This has to be the Fattest Barred Owl I have seen, and I've seen a lot this year.
Here are a few of my shots from the trip.



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those are great meghan.
the owl twins strike again! LOL
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Thanks Denis.
Much appreciated.
Meghan
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Super fantastic shots Meghan

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Nice shots there Irene, glad you had a great day out.
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