Snowy owl!

[Sonja]

Beautiful Snowy Owl on our roof today!
It has been hanging around the beach strip lately.

 

[scotto]

Beautiful Snowy Owl on our roof today!
It has been hanging around the beach strip lately.

Where is the picture? There was a family of them living at the new Windermere Basin, there were a bunch of people gathered on the Beach Strip side taking pictures, but you could hardly see it. Maybe some offspring?

 

[Sonja]

Scott. What's the best way to get an image from email?

 

[scotto]

Scott. What's the best way to get an image from email?

If you mean to send one to me, hbcf@cogeco.ca

 

[Sonja]

Thanks Scott!

 

[scotto]

Thanks Scott!

Thanks for sending it in, if you can see it that well I wouldn't mind getting a few for myself.
I will add more if you send them in, great shot.

 

[Sharla1]

Great pics Scotto.

I'm surprised to see that bird in this area. And yes the bird watchers will be taking a lot pics of it.

 

[scotto]

Great pics Scotto.

I'm surprised to see that bird in this area. And yes the bird watchers will be taking a lot pics of it.

As I wrote earlier, there was a crowd at the Winderemere Basin last winter trying to get pictures of one on the other side of the channel, I took a few and it was so far away that the pictures weren't worth using. So there is interest among the bird watchers.
And Sonja took these shots, not me.

 

[Sonja]

Scott, I wish I could take the credit! But as I said in my email, it was Lynn's brother Ed who took these awesome photo's! Thanks for the info Scott about the windermere basin.

 

[scotto]

Scott, I wish I could take the credit! But as I said in my email, it was Lynn's brother Ed who took these awesome photo's! Thanks for the info Scott about the windermere basin.

Please thank Ed for us, great shots.

 

[scotto]

I seen a photographer on Eastport today getting a few shots, he told me that it was a Snowy Owl but it left the area. I headed towards the lift bridge area and the falcons were attacking something on the ground that was behind the fence near Fisherman's Pier.

The owl had enough of the falcons and flew back towards the harbor area.

 

[scotto]

Here is the owl today on Eastport having a nap on the other side of the pond and staying far away from the falcons.

 

[Sharla1]

Beautiful bird though and whoever took the pics they are great.

And yes they learn fast where the falcons territories are.

 

[Sebastian]

Fantastic photos

Those photos are great - those owls are beautiful birds.

I just voted for it today, in the Canadian national bird.
So far Snowy Owl is second, behind common loon, but ahead of Canada Goose
(heh, I would thought the Goose would be hands down winner)

http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/nationalbird/

Thanks,
Sebastian

 

[Sebastian]

Snowy owl for Canadian National Bird

Yes, those photos are fantastic - beautiful bird.

It is actually 2nd in the Canadian National Bird contest - behind Common Loon.
http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/nationalbird/

 

[scotto]

Yes, those photos are fantastic - beautiful bird.

It is actually 2nd in the Canadian National Bird contest - behind Common Loon.
http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/nationalbird/

One would think that the Peregrine would do better than Canada Goose and Snowy Owl better than the Loon.