I had the opportunity to revisit the juvenile Great Gray Owl that is now having to hunt for itself … a learning process with lots of misses. As a reminder this owl actually decided I was a great hunting perch and landed on my head earlier last week. I had provided a nice spot to hunt a particular field.
This post from my revisit of the owl has a HUGE amount of images (and one video at the very bottom of the post). In a sense this effort is as much for me as a reminder about the amazing experience. I normally do not post this many photographs, but then I don’t normally have so many great photo ops provided by one Great Gray Owl. Thus, on with the show …
Initial Hunt
Flight Shots
Going the Other Way!
Sunflower
Is There a Vole Around?
Dialed In on Me (Actually landed three feet away … I slowly walked away to allow the owl space to hunt)
Great Owl Juvenile … The Movie! (video link for blog email subscribers)
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So I was watching a Harry Potter movie with the kids…. and, whatta you know, there is Errol, an aging, exhausted Great Gray Owl belonging to the Weasley family! Your young Great Gray Owl in the wild appears much more energetic. Interesting that your GGO gives an impression that it might join the House of Hoeg much like the owls of the houses of Hogwarts!
Great shots of the juvenile GGO Rich. You are so lucky to be invited to view this beautiful owl. Thank you for sharing those fabulous photos.