Red-winged Blackbird female or juvenile
A backward glance
Winter in the Nanton, Alberta, area
Northern Hawk Owl
Lying on a bed of hoarfrost
Goat's-beard with visitor
Snowy Owl along the fenceline
The old-fashioned way
With a little filtered help
Northern Hawk Owl
Winter textures
Colour from Ornamental Cabbages
It's those white birds again
The Sickener / Russula emetica?
The joy of winter roads
Winner with its prey
Old prairie barn
A highlight of a bird count
Yellow-bellied Marmot
Mountain Chickadee / Poecile gambeli
Decorating the base of a tree
Quietly watching, always alert
Typically Western
Summer colour
Meadow Vole for a tasty snack
Northern Hawk Owl
Non-wild horses in a wild landscape
Two of a family of three
Wolf's Milk Slime / Lycogala epidendrum
Northern Hawk Owl from 2016
Dark-eyed beauty
Closer view, but poor quality
Yesterday's glorious sky
Prairie Falcon perched on an old wind pump
Yesterday's treat
Female Mountain Bluebird with lunch for her babies
The beautiful mountains of Alberta
The size of a popcan
Sharp-tailed Grouse
The peace of a prairie farm - my main photo today
Better than nothing - this is NOT my main photo!
Unidentified fruit
Cheery sunflower
Filtered
Sleepy Great Horned Owl
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Atop a utility pole


Flickr is acting up again, 31 January 2017 - a problem today (for others as well as myself) with views and stats. Some people's images are not being seen, and consequently a much smaller number of views under each photo. There is always something not working correctly! It is being looked into by Flickr staff, apparently.
Apart from the last two days, the last time I was lucky enough to see one of these gorgeous birds of prey was on 8 February 2016, just about a year ago. It was just the same thrill seeing this recent one yesterday and the day before!
I am not disclosing the area, especially after what some photographers have been doing recently to get close photos of a Barred Owl. While most photographers are respectful of wildlife, there are always a few who will do anything to get a closer shot.
"The type of prey the Hawk-Owl catches will determine its eating strategy. For mammalian prey the ritual is generally the same: the Northern Hawk-Owl will eviscerate its prey, eats the head first (especially for prey like the red squirrel, whose head is fairly large), and then—when tackling larger prey—it will eat the organs and cache the remains; with smaller prey, the owl will simply swallow the body whole."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Hawk-Owl
"The Northern Hawk Owl can detect prey by sight at a distance of up to 800 meters (half a mile). Though it is thought to detect prey primarily by sight, the Northern Hawk Owl can find and seize prey under 30 cm (1 foot) of snow." From AllAboutBirds.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/northern_hawk_owl/lifehistory
Apart from the last two days, the last time I was lucky enough to see one of these gorgeous birds of prey was on 8 February 2016, just about a year ago. It was just the same thrill seeing this recent one yesterday and the day before!
I am not disclosing the area, especially after what some photographers have been doing recently to get close photos of a Barred Owl. While most photographers are respectful of wildlife, there are always a few who will do anything to get a closer shot.
"The type of prey the Hawk-Owl catches will determine its eating strategy. For mammalian prey the ritual is generally the same: the Northern Hawk-Owl will eviscerate its prey, eats the head first (especially for prey like the red squirrel, whose head is fairly large), and then—when tackling larger prey—it will eat the organs and cache the remains; with smaller prey, the owl will simply swallow the body whole."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Hawk-Owl
"The Northern Hawk Owl can detect prey by sight at a distance of up to 800 meters (half a mile). Though it is thought to detect prey primarily by sight, the Northern Hawk Owl can find and seize prey under 30 cm (1 foot) of snow." From AllAboutBirds.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/northern_hawk_owl/lifehistory
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