Great grays in Grand Valley

This August, I’ve taken a couple of afternoon drives along Grand Valley Road north of Cochrane.  The rolling hills and farmland is beautiful and is home to a variety of birds and other wildlife.  I have been missing great gray owls so that was my specific draw to the area.  I was fortunate on both occasions to find them; three on the first trip and one on the second outing.

This one I watched in the forest from a gravel road.  She perched on a few different branches over a half an hour before diving down into the grass.  She caught and quickly swallowed something – my view obscured by the grass and the trees but likely a vole or some type of field mouse.

The solitary owl from my most recent drive was perched in a more open area.  I was able to string together a nice flight sequence when he launched after a few minutes of watching him.

This entry was posted on August 24, 2018 by . It was filed under Birds, Nature, Owls, Wildlife and was tagged with , , , , , , , , , .

5 responses

  1. jeremybluephotography

    Great find! Such an amazing owl!

    September 4, 2018 at 7:43 pm

    Reply
  2. rabirius

    Excellent.

    August 25, 2018 at 6:10 am

    Reply
  3. @vapor_sage

    Absolutely stunning

    August 24, 2018 at 3:59 pm

    Reply

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