Not surprisingly a Great Gray Owl created a big stir this winter when it showed up in Kingsville, Ontario (a small town on the north shore of Lake Erie between Point Peele & Windsor, Ontario) and many people have made the effort to travel great distances to see it. From Oshawa, it was an almost five-hour drive that I was able to make this past Monday and it was a great relief to be able to find the owl after driving all that way! As you can see many other people also wanted to see this magnificent owl.
Although the Owl was pretty much oblivious to the people around, the birders and photographers were very respectful of it and positioned themselves on the other side of the road from the owl as you can see from the above image. This allowed the owl to hunt without distraction or obstruction.
The processing of images from Monday will be an ongoing project and I’ll post some as they get done in the next few weeks. It was an interesting day photographing the Great Gray Owl with everything from an iPhone to 24-105, 70-200, 400, 500 & 700 focal length lenses.
Fantastic shot Scott. It was certainly worth the trek. Owls are one thing we have plenty of in Aus but have never been able to photograph one.
Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment Rob. It is much appreciated and I sure hope you are able to get a good owl shot soon. Happy New Year.
Wow… You wernt the only crazy one!? Haha it seems worth it dad, that’s an amazing pic and a beauty bird.
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Thanks Lou and you know your Dad is crazy :). 88
Great image, no wait, fabulous image Scott! I wish my life wasn’t so complicated right now else I may be tempted to make the trek myself. I have to admit that the big crowds are a bit of a deterrent though. Meanwhile, I’ll just admire yours.
Thanks Arni and I’d be glad to go back with you if the bird sticks around.