Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Latest Owl sighting - next day
I'd gone a while without a good chance to get photos of these two young Great-horned Owls. Now all of a sudden I was able to get good photos two days in a row. Both owls flew off from a low point when I approached, perhaps they were drinking in the creek below, and one perched on a branch before me. This time he didn't seem to care that I was nearby and stayed for quite a while.
Friday, August 19, 2011
Latest Owl sighting
Here are a few photos of my latest owl sighting at Harrison Hills Park. These were taken on Thursday morning, August 18, 2011. I also heard and saw both immature Great-horned Owls in the same valley where they were born on Wednesday morning -- that morning they were both making calls back and forth. I really enjoy hearing their calls, and every time it reinforces my recognition of the call.
The Wood Thrush and other migrants have stopped singing their songs, but they remain in the woods. I saw three thrushes, one was an immature that was learning how to fly, and one of the parents was doing it's loud call not as if to coax the youngster to fly off. I was wondering if this is normal, or if perhaps they wanted to get out of the way of the owls.
These pictures were taken when a really heavy fog was just lifting. I'll post more as the fog lessened.
The Wood Thrush and other migrants have stopped singing their songs, but they remain in the woods. I saw three thrushes, one was an immature that was learning how to fly, and one of the parents was doing it's loud call not as if to coax the youngster to fly off. I was wondering if this is normal, or if perhaps they wanted to get out of the way of the owls.
These pictures were taken when a really heavy fog was just lifting. I'll post more as the fog lessened.
Monday, August 8, 2011
Chicken of the Woods
Right below where the owls are living at Harrison Hills Park was this beautiful formation of fungi - sometimes known as Chicken of the Woods
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Wood Thrush chip notes and song
So yes, I've seen and heard the owls, but I'm also getting plenty of excercise walking at Harrison Hills Park and listening to the sounds of nature...
Mastering the art of evasion.
I heard and saw the owls at Harrison Hills Park over the last week, but not up close. They seem to have mastered the art of evasion. They see me well in advance of a close approach, and they fly off way into the distance, even though I feel I'm being very quiet. It's uncanny how well they can hear and see me that far away. I see them fly, and sometime I hear their call. It's just as satisfying to see them this way, yet as an amateur photographer I somehow miss getting a good photo too.
Since I couldn't get a good photo of the owls this week, instead, I'll upload a tiny butterfly picture instead. This was truly small, smaller than the nail on my pinky finger...
Since I couldn't get a good photo of the owls this week, instead, I'll upload a tiny butterfly picture instead. This was truly small, smaller than the nail on my pinky finger...
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