Those eyes…

We had two wonderful encounters with great gray owls yesterday. The highlight for me came when the second owl flew across the field to a tall post about 30′ away. I took some good flight shots there. Then he glided down and landed 2′ away on a fence post beside me. When he was there, it was incredible to share the space. Being that close I was awed by the power and wisdom that I felt from him.

He stayed there for around 10 minutes before I moved further down the fence. The wind picked up as the clouds covered the sun. The owl remained focused on finding dinner in the long grass but after several more minutes, with his feathers whipping around, he flew off into the trees.

This entry was posted on June 6, 2021 by . It was filed under Alberta, Birds, Owls, Wildlife and was tagged with , , , , , , , , .

5 responses

  1. Klausbernd

    We love your owl pictures. Thanks for sharing
    The Fab Four of Cley
    🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

    July 1, 2021 at 8:09 am

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  2. SherWoei

    The eyes speak thousand words. I like the way your cropped on the 2nd photo. Amazing shot.

    June 10, 2021 at 9:15 pm

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  3. Anonymous

    This is so amazing. Thank you Chris!

    June 6, 2021 at 10:47 pm

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  4. Birder's Journey

    A powerful and mesmerizing experience just to see these images and read your post!

    June 6, 2021 at 7:08 pm

    Reply
  5. Anonymous

    Awesome! Beautiful eye!

    June 6, 2021 at 4:10 pm

    Reply

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