Great Grey Owl
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Great Grey Owl

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Moira

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My husband and I made the trek to Kingsville on New Year's Eve.  It was well worth the trip to see this beautiful owl.  We were treated to very close views as she flew from the roadside wire to a tree back a little bit and then to a tree right in front of us (which I had been silently wishing for).  From here, she hunted three times consecutively in the roadside field.  It was a very dull day and impossible to get good shutter speed for IFs.  They would have definitely been the best shots as when she is perched, the backgrounds are very cluttered.  Can't complain I guess - that's the habitat :)  There were many people there including visitors from West Virginia, Pennsylvania, southern Ohio and Michigan (who had a lot shorter drive than us!)


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JW Mills

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Nice pics Moira!
Glad you had a good day!
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Beautiful Moira. I love the first one. That's what I am going back for tomorrow. A nice perch.
Well that and (I hope) some in flight shots.
Well done.
Meghan
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Great set of shots Moria

love your tee shot !

I am seriously thinking about going to Kingsville tomorrow as it looks to be best day of the week for driving, I haven't seen any updates on the owl since Sunday......Have you heard any new updates??????

Dave
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nice ones moira.
i spent about 4 hours there today observing this beautiful owl.
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Lovely shots.
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Beautiful!  Worth the drive, eh?
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Thanks everyone!  I don't have any updates on the bird and ONTBIRDS seems to have gone quiet.  Denis and/or Meghan can likely advise.
Rob:  Unless I missed it, I'm surprised you and Angie haven't hopped in the car to see this one  :o
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Great photo's Moira! <3
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Great shot Moria.
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Beautiful shots!  Well done.  Cheers Terry
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Beautiful shots Moira, I love the second one.
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