I was at the Fort Whyte Center near Winnipeg on Sunday and watched the captive burrowing owls for quite a while. It's sad to see their numbers declining across the Canadian Prairies. I hope they begin to recover soon. I'm going to try hard to locate a wild burrowing owl this summer as well as a black footed ferret which coincidentally both use prairie dog burrows in Grasslands National Park.
I searched for great horned owls at Fort Whyte but I wasn't able to locate any. Today I decided to go to Oak Hammock Marsh and search for Snowy Owls. Another birder in the parking lot gave me directions to where he sited one outside of Oak Hammock. Luckily for me I spotted the owl a few kilometres away from where I was told.
I photographed a Great Grey Owl last spring near the Whiteshell.
Here is a Great Horned Owl we saw near Grasslands National Park this summer.
I find owls one of the hardest species to photograph. They're secretive and hard to find as it is let alone trying to photography these flighty animals. The above shots are the best I could do. Usually the closest I can get is 30-50 meters.
Any owl tips?
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