 Above ... Baby Barred Owl cries and cringes when an angry flock of crows gathers above! Mom to the rescue ... First she chases away the crows then she lands beside the owlet and consoles the little fuzzy elf!
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After a couple hours watching the pair of young Barred Owlets, we were packing up to leave in the near darkness and Momma Owl shows up. No food drop but cuddle time with the baby that got hammered earlier in the day by a crow. These are high ISO shots take at a slow shutter speed (in near darkness) but I felt they told a lovely story of bonding and affection between Mom and baby.  Dinner was awesome but maybe that 3rd dessert was overkill  After dinner nap
 One of a pair of Barred Owlets not long out of the nest as seen this afternoon! Baby owl and Hummingbird!  Baby owl 1 in contrasty light  Last of 4 baby owls found  Here's Mom!  Whatever u do ..... Don't mess with Dad!!!!!  Cedar tree baby Awkward branch kid  Just a wee note to the people who have allowed us to enter their private forest and document this unusual owl happening (5 babies is definitely not a common occurrence) Thank you so much ... Its a real treat to be able to view this amazing window on nature!
* Also a big thank you to the Owl rescue folks who so kindly brought me along so I could capture some of these events!  Momma Anna's sitting on her nest over 2 recently hatched kids! Sir Rufous Hummingbird today in the awakening Lilac bush
Easter Greetings .... I spend time on a local farm where amazing creatures abound and are lovingly cared for by the owners. A small sample above but more are being added weekly to the new section called Farm.
 Mid day March 23rd ... Here's my first 2023 Rufous photo! (big stretch)
  Visits from this beauty cost only peanuts! The sounds and colours of the Varied Thrush make my day! Small but mighty Sir Annas ... I see he still has his Christmas lights up ... :)))
 Male Pileated Woodpecker ... as recognized by the red chin feathers (females have black chin feathers) Varied Thrush ... my daily winter friends ... Beautiful shy birds!
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March 2018 .. I just received notice that my blog has been awarded a distinction of being one of the top 100 photography blogs in Canada.
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