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Category Archives: Owls
Snowy Owl Invasion
Spectacular Snowy Owls are on the move! The owls are irrupting well south of their usual winter range in Canada, with reports as far south as Kansas. To read more about the phenomenon in eBird, select this link. If you don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Bird Identification, Migration, Owls
Tagged birds of the arctic, snowy owls, winter birds in canada, winter owls
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Owl Fans Must See This
How did I possibly survive without Twitter? Yes, some days are more interesting on there than others, but every once in a while you get notice of some absolutely SPECTACULAR blog posts. Today I was introduced to The Spruce Blog, … Continue reading
Posted in Bird Behaviour, Owls
Tagged algonquin park canada, Boreal forest birds, great grey owls
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Wednesday Wings: Owl Threat Display
Posted in Bird Behaviour, Owls
Tagged bird canada, birds of nunavut, birds of the tundra, breeding snowy owl, northern birds, snowy owl
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84 Burrowing Owls Released To The Wild
A team of field researchers, including Calgary Zoo Director Dr. Jake Veasey, released 84 captive-bred burrowing owls into artificial burrows in the Kamloops/Merritt region of British Columbia in mid-April. The Calgary Zoo joined the burrowing owl project in 2004, and … Continue reading
Wednesday Wings: A Bitty Beauty
It’s so nice to have birding friends. Last Saturday, my husband and I were sitting at home wondering which direction to go looking for birds. Our March weather is extremely fickle, so we were gauging our chances of heading out … Continue reading
Posted in Owls
Tagged alberta birds, alberta birdwatching, birds of canada, saw-whet owl, winter birds in canada
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The Magpie Tree
I am beginning to think my yard is emitting some kind of weird force field, resulting in some very strange bird encounters – daily owl visits, eastern birds, hundreds of waxwings… And that’s just the last few weeks. On one … Continue reading
Posted in Corvids, Owls, Uncategorized
Tagged black-billed magpies, calgary alberta, great horned owl
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An Owl Story In Pictures
I rarely apply human emotions to wildlife, but I simply couldn’t resist for this sequence. Buster spent a half an hour watching the squirrel activity, and really gave the famous owl-swivel neck a workout!
Wednesday Wings: Love That Corvid Alarm
I was making pumpkin walnut muffins yesterday when I looked out the window and discovered I had more than the usual number of big corvids out there. Four ravens and five black-billed magpies, to be exact, were quietly (?) perched on one … Continue reading
A Snowy Trip
Birding the prairies in winter can be a tricky thing. You have to wait until the weather conditions are right – no ice on the roads, no blowing snow, no minus 30C temperatures – and you have to head out … Continue reading
Burrowing Owls Need Your Help
At one time, the Burrowing Owl was common in the four western provinces. Now, it is one of the most endangered birds in Canada. The population decline began in the 1980s and accelerated during the 1990s to an average rate … Continue reading
Posted in Owls
Tagged burrowing owl conservation, burrowing owls, endangered birds in canada, owls in canada
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