Great Gray Owl

04-05-2005, 11:04 AM

A Great Gray Owl has taken up residence at my Place. Normally they are found in Northern Minnesota. But they have move south this Winter in Search of Food. He'll help keep the Rodent Population in Check in my Backyard. He's been here 2 weeks now.

grlcndream · 04-05-2005, 11:37 AM

He sure is pretty.

**Martha** · 04-05-2005, 01:32 PM

Lovely gray owl. We have had many around here this winter and in general, the hawk and owl population is high in Northern Minnesota.

arrete · 04-05-2005, 01:40 PM

You are so lucky. He is very handsome. If you're lucky, there's a pair with babies somewhere.

arrete

MJ · 04-05-2005, 02:10 PM

Beautiful owl. It appears the it is high up unless it is perching on a very young tree.
From where did you take the shot?

MJ

04-05-2005, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Beautiful owl. It appears the it is high up unless it is perching on a very young tree.
From where did you take the shot?

MJ

It's a young tree. It's probably only about 10-12 feet at the top, where the Owl is.

I took the photo from the ground about 40 feet away. I used my 3X Zoom with the 3.6 Digital Zoom, giving a total of about 11X magnification.

Zipper · 04-05-2005, 02:49 PM

He looks pretty thin Cut_Throat, probably the reason why he has migrated south.

National Geographic had an excellent article on "Great Grays" a couple of months ago.

I haven't observed any here (Southwestern ON), but spring definitely arrived a couple of weeks ago with robins, redwing blackbirds, turkey vultures, and killdeers. 8)

wildcat · 04-05-2005, 03:28 PM

He looks a h!ll of a lot better than my neighboors...send him my way!!

04-05-2005, 03:40 PM

Quote:

He looks pretty thin Cut_Throat, probably the reason why he has migrated south.

National Geographic had an excellent article on "Great Grays" a couple of months ago.

I haven't observed any here (Southwestern ON), but spring definitely arrived a couple of weeks ago with robins, redwing blackbirds, turkey vultures, and killdeers. 8)

Zipper,

Not sure how you can tell with all those feathers. Here is another picture of him in the tree off of my Deck. His back is towards me and his head has rotated around to look at me.

KB · 04-05-2005, 03:58 PM

He's a beautiful bird. I'm waiting for the owl that lived by the creek behind my house last summer to return.

sailaway · 04-05-2005, 04:46 PM

I guess I am not an "owl" man but how do you all know it is a "he"

"He" has the same look on "his" face as my wife as she is watching me do something stupid and I can never tell if she is laughing at me, amazed, or just feeling a general contentment

Sailaway

Eagle43 · 04-05-2005, 05:08 PM

Great pic, C-T, and DW, who never looks at this ER forum, says, "please send more."

Have you seen a mate? For the owl, that is, not you!

sgeeeee · 04-05-2005, 07:52 PM

When I lived in Iowa, a great horned owl moved onto our property. It was pretty neat, but we did notice that our cat population declined after it's arrival.

04-05-2005, 11:04 AM	#1
Cut-Throat Guest Posts: n/a	Great Gray Owl A Great Gray Owl has taken up residence at my Place. Normally they are found in Northern Minnesota. But they have move south this Winter in Search of Food. He'll help keep the Rodent Population in Check in my Backyard. He's been here 2 weeks now.

04-05-2005, 11:37 AM	#2
grlcndream Dryer sheet aficionado Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 29	Re: Great Gray Owl He sure is pretty.

04-05-2005, 01:32 PM	#3
Martha Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: minnesota Posts: 9,787	Re: Great Gray Owl Lovely gray owl. We have had many around here this winter and in general, the hawk and owl population is high in Northern Minnesota. __________________ . Do not rely on the information provided--my posts are not to be taken as legal advice. Needless to say you must consult with your legal representative. I am not responsible for errors. If I offended you with cya I apologize. If I did not, I tried.

04-05-2005, 01:40 PM	#4
arrete Recycles dryer sheets Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 212	Re: Great Gray Owl You are so lucky. He is very handsome. If you're lucky, there's a pair with babies somewhere. arrete

04-05-2005, 02:10 PM	#5
MJ Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,995	Re: Great Gray Owl Beautiful owl. It appears the it is high up unless it is perching on a very young tree. From where did you take the shot? MJ __________________ I look to the present moment because that's where I live my life.

04-05-2005, 02:49 PM	#7
Zipper Full time employment: Posting here. Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 802	Re: Great Gray Owl He looks pretty thin Cut_Throat, probably the reason why he has migrated south. National Geographic had an excellent article on "Great Grays" a couple of months ago. I haven't observed any here (Southwestern ON), but spring definitely arrived a couple of weeks ago with robins, redwing blackbirds, turkey vultures, and killdeers. 8)

04-05-2005, 03:28 PM	#8
wildcat Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,896	Re: Great Gray Owl He looks a h!ll of a lot better than my neighboors...send him my way!! __________________ "These walls are kind of funny. First you hate 'em, then you get used to 'em. Enough time passes, gets so you depend on them"

04-05-2005, 03:58 PM	#10
KB Full time employment: Posting here. Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 983	Re: Great Gray Owl He's a beautiful bird. I'm waiting for the owl that lived by the creek behind my house last summer to return.

04-05-2005, 04:46 PM	#11
sailaway Dryer sheet aficionado Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 33	Re: Great Gray Owl I guess I am not an "owl" man but how do you all know it is a "he" "He" has the same look on "his" face as my wife as she is watching me do something stupid and I can never tell if she is laughing at me, amazed, or just feeling a general contentment Sailaway

04-05-2005, 05:08 PM	#12
Eagle43 Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,652	Re: Great Gray Owl Great pic, C-T, and DW, who never looks at this ER forum, says, "please send more." Have you seen a mate? For the owl, that is, not you! __________________ Resist much. Obey Little. . . . Ed Abbey Disclaimer: My Posts are for my amusement only.

04-05-2005, 07:52 PM	#13
sgeeeee Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Mesa Posts: 3,588	Re: Great Gray Owl When I lived in Iowa, a great horned owl moved onto our property. It was pretty neat, but we did notice that our cat population declined after it's arrival.

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