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| Great Gray Owls, Bois de L'Ile Bizard, Montreal, Canada, February 5th, 2005.
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| We headed north into Canada, some five hours from Keene to try and
see some previously reported Great Gray Owls. Nothing could have
prepared us for what was to come, not just one owl but multiples and
all at incredibly close range. Throw in a stunningly beautiful day and
above average winter temperatures, and you have the makings of one of
the most memorable days of winter birding anyone could wish for. |
| Most of these images were taken using a Nikon Coolpix 995 with a Nikon
ED 3x tele converter lens. A few of the images were also taken through
a Swarovski HD telescope using a Nikon Coolpix 995. The images have
been cropped and the resolution reduced for the web.
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“Are
we really going to see Great Gray Owls around here?” That was our first
reaction, having driven through urban and suburban Montreal to reach
the parking lot at Ile Bizard Nature Park.
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Two minutes later, Susannah enjoys her first Great Gray at point blank range just 100 metres from the parking lot!
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And the views are just too good to be to true.............
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