Yesterday, I posted about a waterlogged Snowy Owl. However, given our horrible weather I decided that was not setting the bar high enough. Thus, today I bring you pictures of four wet owls (and two Killdeer). Rumor has it the sun will shine on Thursday after a stretch of nine horrible days. All photographs were taken today. Notice the ground muck in the Killdeer image.
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Waterlogged Owls
In my continuing series of “waterlogged owls”, I enjoyed watching this female Snowy this afternoon in the pouring rain (I sat in a dry car). She did not appreciate the rain. Today is the latest (April 11th) day I have ever seen a Snowy Owl, but with migration stopped because of northeasterly winds off Lake Superior and rain, she has little incentive to head north. Snowy’s often follow waterfowl north; thus when the migration kicks back in with dryer conditions and a south wind, she should move north with her gravy train.
Owlets Growing!
My Great Horned Owlets are growing fast. About one week ago I could barely see them in the nest. Now, by 3:15 pm … long before sunset … both parents were hunting to satisfy their demands for food. I remember my own Mom claiming I was a bottomless pit when came to eating. The twins are similar, and always want to eat.
Momma Owl coming back from a hunt. Which way do you think the wind is blowing?
Guard Duty …
The other reason for the earlier than normal hunting may be our ugly weather. Today is finally dry without fog or high winds … much better hunting conditions.
This morning I took time off from the owls to check local ponds. The number of waterfowl is still not large, but I did enjoy seeing Mr. and Mrs. Bufflehead. They are an early migrant as they will nest near the Arctic Ocean.
