Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: May Species Count 2009

A beautiful, iridescent Tree Swallow perched near a field of Dandelions : ) Seen on our May Species Count, south of the city, two days ago. It's nesting box was close by, maybe two or three feet away on a fence post. Tree Swallows are our most common swallows in the summer, common from mid-April to August.

We couldn't believe our eyes this afternoon when we came across this Great Gray Owl. Most annoyingly, I wasn't able to get a sharp shot of it for some reason, even though it was perched on a fence post. Also, nearly every time I clicked, the owl would turn its head, resulting in blur, LOL. However, this is still better than any previous distant shot that I've managed to get of a Great Gray Owl, so I shouldn't complain : ) We were out from about 7:30 a.m. till around 4:00 p.m. so I'm now struggling to keep awake!