June 30th I photographed this great grey owl in flight in southern Alberta Canada as it flew out of the darkness of the forest into a small beam of light. I usually see them in the winter, I had no idea that these birds of prey stayed in this area year...
More hawk photos from the field, some fast flying birds of prey captured in flight at just the righ moment and in just the right light conditions, rain clouds in the background. All photographed using the Nikon D300 with grip, nikkor 300mm f/2.8 VR lens...
A tip from a friend on the location of a mating pair of northern harriers (A.K.A. Marsh Hawks) led to these photos. I have been by the location a few times since, and only once have seen them. Either the young harriers have fledged, or the coyotes got...
The great gray owls seem to be everywhere this year, we can hear and sometimes see the fledgling great gray owls deep in the woods. Photographing them is tough in these low light conditions (no light), as the evening went on I had to keep pushing my ISO...
The Swainson’s Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) is about the size of the red-tailed hawk and this wild male bird photographed here is a light morph or light phase. In September, these birds of prey migrate all the way down to Argentina, after wintering in...
Recent in-flight photos of one of my favorite owls, the great gray owl, photographed north west of Calgary, Alberta, Canada! These birds of prey are amazing looking owls, and can be seen year year round as they are residence in this location. The evening...
When I first saw the Swainsons hawk, these amazing birds of prey two years ago I was amazed at the colors of the adult male birds. Being originally from the east, the Toronto area I had never seen a Swainson’s hawk before so for me, a raptor fanatic...
I photographed this wild great horned owl was photographed in flight just southwest of Calgary, Alberta, Canada using the Nikon 300mm f/2.8 VR lens and the Nikkor 1.4 TC (tele-converter).
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A few photos of two different northern hawk owls photographed in flight, from this winter, 2010 Alberta, Canada.
Wanted to post these photos earlier, but totally forgot to! Anyway, lots more photos of these amazing hawk owls to come, but for now here...
Great horned owl fledglings at this time of year, wow, this is very early to see these little owls out and about, flying already too! While most great horned owls are still sitting on eggs, this family has three fully fledged youngsters.
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