Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: awake

Almost without fail, whenever I see a male Great Horned Owl , especially in the late winter / early spring time, he will be asleep. When he has to hunt for food to bring to the young ones and his mate, he has to work hard during the night, so during the day he needs to sleep. My photo is of Dad, in a local park, seen on 7 May 2014, when I called in for just a few minutes. No wonder he is able to catch things like Pheasants, when you see his talons! Though it looks like I was pretty close, he was in fact perched high in a distant tree.

I called in to see the two Koala Bears that have just arrived at the Calgary Zoo this afternoon. Both animals were sitting in "trees" right at the back of the enclosures and were fast asleep with their backs towards the visitors - of course, ha, ha. This one woke up for a few seconds and turned its head to the side a little, allowing me to get a poor quality, indoor photo, but one that is nice to have. The two male Koalas - Mundooie and Budaru - will stay at the Zoo's Australia exhibit until just after the Labour Day weekend. The pair are on loan from the San Diego Zoo, which has more than 20 Koalas. Koalas sleep for 18-20 hours a day, basically waking only to feed : ) As Koalas are solitary animals, each has his own separate enclosure. Under the Koala loan program, our Zoo pays a monthly fee to the San Diego Zoo, which it sends on to a conservation organization in Australia. Sounds good to me. www2.canada.com/calgaryherald/iphone/news/calgary/story.h...

This is another of the photos I took on 17th December 2009, when I came across this Porcupine down at Sikome, Fish Creek Park. It had its eyes closed pretty well closed the whole time I was watching it - I wonder if this was because it had been asleep when I first spotted it, or maybe because closed eyes are protected from all those sharp needles when feeding? Really very sweet : ) talkaboutwildlife.ca/profile/?s=530

Another shot of the Porcupine in Fish Creek Park, this time showing his beady little eye. It had its eyes closed pretty well closed the whole time I was watching it - I wonder if this was because it had been asleep when I first spotted it, or maybe because closed eyes are protected from all those sharp needles when feeding? Really very sweet : ) talkaboutwildlife.ca/profile/?s=530

This little guy was simply hanging out on a low branch in the park this afternoon. When we first arrived, older sister was on the branch above and Mom was in the next tree. Every time I see these owlet siblings, the older one is stretched up tall, while the youngest one (above) is more like a fluffy, round ball.