[wisb] Bong Recreation - Short-eared Owl pics

From: thomas657@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:40:39 -0500

Since I've never seen a short-eared owl, I thought I'd take advantage of the 
recent sightings of short eard owls at Bong Recreation area. 

With family in tow, we searched and searched.  We spotted a couple harriers and 
red-tailed hawks, but not much else.  As evening approached, we spotted an a 
single owl near the entrance end of the park in the open area to the west.  It 
landed on the last post of a fence than ran north/south.  It soon took flight, 
eventually landing in a tree just east of a parking lot used for snowmobilers 
(I think).  I managed to get a couple photos, none of which are going to win 
any Nat'l Geo competitions, but good documentation photos nonetheless.  Light 
was pretty dim. 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/22836210@N03/8474361460/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22836210@N03/8473273293/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22836210@N03/8473273331/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22836210@N03/8473273405/in/photostream/

Thanks,
Tom Wright
Wales
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[wisb] Bong Recreation - Short-eared Owl pics

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