Great Grey Owl

[Merch]

Went out for a drive after work yesterday and found this great grey owl sitting on a fence.

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/IMG_20160303_175106.jpg

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/IMG_20160303_175156.jpg

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/IMG_20160303_175220.jpg

[BTF]

Those are some great pics, didn't know there where great greys in the Loops.

[Merch]

Pics worked out ok considering they were shot with my phone through my binos. Was cool to watch him hunt for a while.

[Foxtail]

Very cool. Thanks for posting.

[mpotzold]

What a majestic & intelligent bird.

Story-A while back returned to our regular hunting camp near Gang. Unbelievably the wood pile was still intact from the year before. Had it covered by a couple of old blankets & some plastic. Upon lifting the blanket there was a squirrel lying in its nest. The loud, penetrating scream of the squirrel’s escape scared both Eve & I.Within a second or two 2 grey owls appeared out of nowhere & instantly went for the squirrel.

BTW Grey Owl wrote some good books!:smile:

[two-feet]

Super cool bird. Probably migrating north?

[Buck]

What a majestic & intelligent bird.

Story-A while back returned to our regular hunting camp near Gang. Unbelievably the wood pile was still intact from the year before. Had it covered by a couple of old blankets & some plastic. Upon lifting the blanket there was a squirrel lying in its nest. The loud, penetrating scream of the squirrel’s escape scared both Eve & I.Within a second or two 2 grey owls appeared out of nowhere & instantly went for the squirrel.

BTW Grey Owl wrote some good books!:smile:

Good story i had a Grey owl flying straight at me down one of the cart tracks in the Gang was not sure he would veer off.Another time i was in a tree stand in Cranbrook and one was flying low through the forest and he flew up and sat on a limb on the tree opposite me.He stayed for a good 20 minutes then just fell off the limb and glided through the forest about 3 feet off the ground.Owls are my favorite bird.

[Big Lew]

Yes, those pictures turned out great considering how you took them. Thanks for posting.
I'm glad I'm not the only one that's enjoyed seeing them up behind the Gang. Seems a
good place for them to thrive because I see them nearly every time I'm in the area.

[goatdancer]

I have one hanging on my wall. It was a road kill on the Connector. Picked it up, took it in to the COs, got a permit and now it has a nice warm home. They are beautiful birds.

[Merch]

Super cool bird. Probably migrating north?

I believe that they live here year round.

[SPILTZ]

That's a great looking Bird!

[Avalanche123]

Very cool pics and very cool bird!

[mpotzold]

Just love the sound of the GGO hooting and/or the wolves howling while sitting by the evening/late night campfire imbibing in my favourite. You know you’re back in the wilderness.
There has to be a reason for the old saying “wise as an owl”.
They can twist their heads almost a full circle.

Great Grey Owl Strixnebulosa Size: 60–82 cm (24″–33″), Wingspan to 1.3 m (52″), Weight 1,080 gr(2.4 lbs) Nest: Yukon, Northwest Territories and British Columbia to Ontario
· Canada’s largest owl, and look much heavier than they are
· Very fluffy with a long tail and large head with yellow eyes, no ear tufts
· Plumage is grey with dark, smudgy markings; black chin spot bordered by white patches like a bow tie
· Large, heavily ringed facial disc makes the eyes look small
· Smaller eyes than most are an adaptation to diurnal hunting
· Voice is a series of up to 10 deep, muffled hoots
· Hunt for small mammals at night, or at dusk and dawn and can be active during the day
· Do not build nests but will enlarge an old one
· Lay 2 to 5 white eggs in a bulky stick nest located in dense conifers
· Do not migrate, but will irrupt into hunting areas with high rodent population cycles
· A very secretive bird, discovered by Europeans in America before they realized it also lives in Europe
· Provincial bird of Manitoba


Interesting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJVuopldMyU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJVuopldMyU)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekrfclBAjEY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekrfclBAjEY)

[Arctic Lake]

Thanks for posting your thread up ,great pictures ! This guy was up off of Gaglardi Way on the way up the hill to SFU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs-3fA7Ko0k

Arctic Lake

[Merch]

The Cornell lab is a great site for birds. I find myself using it when I'm trying to identify birds.

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Great_Gray_Owl/id


Just love the sound of the GGO hooting and/or the wolves howling while sitting by the evening/late night campfire imbibing in my favourite. You know you’re back in the wilderness.
There has to be a reason for the old saying “wise as an owl”.
They can twist their heads almost a full circle.

Great Grey Owl Strixnebulosa Size: 60–82 cm (24″–33″), Wingspan to 1.3 m (52″), Weight 1,080 gr(2.4 lbs) Nest: Yukon, Northwest Territories and British Columbia to Ontario
· Canada’s largest owl, and look much heavier than they are
· Very fluffy with a long tail and large head with yellow eyes, no ear tufts
· Plumage is grey with dark, smudgy markings; black chin spot bordered by white patches like a bow tie
· Large, heavily ringed facial disc makes the eyes look small
· Smaller eyes than most are an adaptation to diurnal hunting
· Voice is a series of up to 10 deep, muffled hoots
· Hunt for small mammals at night, or at dusk and dawn and can be active during the day
· Do not build nests but will enlarge an old one
· Lay 2 to 5 white eggs in a bulky stick nest located in dense conifers
· Do not migrate, but will irrupt into hunting areas with high rodent population cycles
· A very secretive bird, discovered by Europeans in America before they realized it also lives in Europe
· Provincial bird of Manitoba


Interesting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJVuopldMyU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJVuopldMyU)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekrfclBAjEY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekrfclBAjEY)

[Arctic Lake]

Thanks for the link Merch !
Arctic Lake

[Onesock]

The best drumsticks. Yum!

[Drillbit]

There was a roadkill one last weekend by Lone Butte. Looked too smeared to pick up, but was easily recognizable.

[Merch]

I always keep my eye out for clean road killed owls or Hawks, nothing so far.

[Fella]

Owls are awesome, love seeing them! There was a saw-whet owl that lived in my buddies cedar tree who used to dive bomb our duck decoys when we hunted out in his back 40.

[goatdancer]

Owls are awesome, love seeing them! There was a saw-whet owl that lived in my buddies cedar tree who used to dive bomb our duck decoys when we hunted out in his back 40.

I have one of those as well. It committed hari-kari into the grill of my car early one morning. It has a perch on the wall not too far from my Great Grey. I have 3 or 4 different hawks that come to visit quite often. Truly beautiful birds. It's a pleasure to watch them.

[Merch]

Who do you use for bird taxidermy in bc?

[goatdancer]

Who do you use for bird taxidermy in bc?

I used Harley White. He does great work.

[markomoose]

Seen lots of Owls around PG .Great Horned and Snowy Owls.

[epicZERO74]

Those are some awesome pics! Thanks for posting!

[goatdancer]

Seen lots of Owls around PG .Great Horned and Snowy Owls.

Those Snowys are gorgeous. Would love to have one but I don't think it's possible anymore.

[Merch]

Judging by past posts, sounds like he's the guy to use.


I used Harley White. He does great work.

[kush]

very nice

[celticwolf]

amazing pics

[metalface]

Awesome shot. Taking photos thru the binos is tougher than it seems!

[Glenny]

Those are some great pics, didn't know there where great greys in the Loops.

Tons of GGs up in the hills around Loops. See them all the time.