My last for this year's #SuperbOwlSunday celebration. What do you do when mom isn't coming by to feed you all that often and you are getting bored? This, apparently. The other sibling from the pair I posted earlier was still at the other end of the branch, screeching intermittently with a "begging call".

#Wildlife #Owls #Photo #Photography #Nature #NaturePhotography #SuperbOwl

My last for this year's #SuperbOwlSunday celebration. What do you do when mom isn't coming by to feed you all that often and you are getting bored? This, apparently. The other sibling from the pair I posted earlier was still at the other end of the branch, screeching intermittently with a "begging call".

#Wildlife #Owls #Photo #Photography #Nature #NaturePhotography #SuperbOwl

Asio flammeus (short-eared owl). Oddly, the "ears" aren't actually ears but rather tuffs of feathers that they can raise or lower depending on mood. And checkout the eye makeup--lol! SEOWs have low breeding site fidelity, they don't breed in the same place each year. That makes it very hard to determine population size. I participated in a multi-year study to attempt to determine SEOW population in the West:
https://www.internationalowlcenter.org/uploads/1/0/3/1/103197186/2020_wafls_comprehensive_report_v1.0.pdf

#SuperbOwl #SuperbOwlSunday #Owl #Birds #Wildlife #Science

My next #SuperbOwlSunday photo is one of my favourite owl photos - two recently fledged young Barred Owls (Strix varia) on a branch. Cute, even if the sound they made wasn't! I have more photos of these two, and a video of them, in a blog post:

https://www.mrussellphotography.com/blog/barred-owl-fledglings-owlets/

#Wildlife #SuperbOwl #BritishColumbia #Owls #Photography #Nature

Asio flammeus (short-eared owl). Oddly, the "ears" aren't actually ears but rather tuffs of feathers that they can raise or lower depending on mood. And checkout the eye makeup--lol! SEOWs have low breeding site fidelity, they don't breed in the same place each year. That makes it very hard to determine population size. I participated in a multi-year study to attempt to determine SEOW population in the West:
https://www.internationalowlcenter.org/uploads/1/0/3/1/103197186/2020_wafls_comprehensive_report_v1.0.pdf

#SuperbOwl #SuperbOwlSunday #Owl #Birds #Wildlife #Science

#SuperbOwl #superbowlsunday

Okay. Just admit it, people. All cola tastes terrible. It's a "medicinal" drink from over 100 years ago and tastes bad with all food.
#SuperBowl
#SuperBowlSunday
#SuperBowl60
#SuperBowlLX

Please no more DraftKings ads
They are so gross and depressing.
#SuperBowl
#SuperBowlSunday
#SuperBowl60

Please no more DraftKings ads
They are so gross and depressing.
#SuperBowl
#SuperBowlSunday
#SuperBowl60

My next #SuperbOwlSunday photo is one of my favourite owl photos - two recently fledged young Barred Owls (Strix varia) on a branch. Cute, even if the sound they made wasn't! I have more photos of these two, and a video of them, in a blog post:

https://www.mrussellphotography.com/blog/barred-owl-fledglings-owlets/

#Wildlife #SuperbOwl #BritishColumbia #Owls #Photography #Nature

It's #SuperbOwlSunday !!!

https://youtu.be/3G1PFLuTrgM

Next for #SuperbOwlSunday I have this group of 3 Snowy Owls (Bubo scandiacus) preparing for an evening hunting flight at Boundary Bay in Delta, British Columbia, Canada.

These 3 always look to me like they are up to no good. 😆

#SuperbOwl #Wildlife #BritishColumbia #Owls #Photo #Photography #Nature

Whoo whoo whoo whoo whoo whoo whoo whoo whoo whoo, did someone say it's Superb Owl Sunday again! 🦉

Go Owls!

Strix nebulosa (Great Gray Owl). (Best Latin name in the business, don't you think?)

Grays are so cool! They can focus sound with their large "ruff" (facial disk) to hear prey under as much as 60cm (2ft) of snow. Grays will hover over deep snow while listening & then snow plunge to catch their prey! Grays are certainly Superb Owls!

#SuperbOwlSunday #SuperbOwl #Birds #Wildlife #Owl

For the yearly #SuperbOwlSunday theme I have this Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) hopping onto a piece of driftwood at Boundary Bay in Delta, British Columbia, Canada.

#Wildlife #BritishColumbia #SuperbOwl

#SuperbOwl #superbowlsunday

Whoo whoo whoo whoo whoo whoo whoo whoo whoo whoo, did someone say it's Superb Owl Sunday again! 🦉

Go Owls!

Strix nebulosa (Great Gray Owl). (Best Latin name in the business, don't you think?)

Grays are so cool! They can focus sound with their large "ruff" (facial disk) to hear prey under as much as 60cm (2ft) of snow. Grays will hover over deep snow while listening & then snow plunge to catch their prey! Grays are certainly Superb Owls!

#SuperbOwlSunday #SuperbOwl #Birds #Wildlife #Owl