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[bsinc1962]

Pleasant surprise to find a Great Grey Owl today.

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[Butlerkid]

SWEET! How did you spot him? #1 is my fav. Too bad that old OOF branch under his perch doesn't disappear! LOL!

 

[bsinc1962]

SWEET! How did you spot him? #1 is my fav. Too bad that old OOF branch under his perch doesn't disappear! LOL!

I can make it disappear lol

 

[bsinc1962]

SWEET! How did you spot him? #1 is my fav. Too bad that old OOF branch under his perch doesn't disappear! LOL!

I was heading over Togwotee Pass and it was in a tree near the road and the snow made him just pop out. I spent about 90 minutes one on one with it.

 

[Terri French]

What a fun find!! I've never seen one in the wild. The third one looks like he is so relaxed he's going to fall right off the branch!!

 

[Louis Champan]

What a great find Bill, and you sure got some unique shots of it.

 

[drr1531]

Awesome set, Bill. I really like the second shot with the snow on the branches/needles. Congrats on the find. That's one on my bucket list.

 

[bsinc1962]

What a fun find!! I've never seen one in the wild. The third one looks like he is so relaxed he's going to fall right off the branch!!

It's been a couple of years since I've seen one.

What a great find Bill, and you sure got some unique shots of it.

Thanks Louie. He was totally chill with me so I had plenty of time to shoot.

Awesome set, Bill. I really like the second shot with the snow on the branches/needles. Congrats on the find. That's one on my bucket list.

Thanks Dan. We got about 3" of snow last night which made finding him a bit easier.

 

[catalyst]

Pleasant surprise to find a Great Grey Owl today.

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What a find, Bill! They are high on my must-see list, vying with Sage Grouse. I especially like #1 although your 3rd is making me laugh out loud. Well done!

 

[bsinc1962]

What a find, Bill! They are high on my must-see list, vying with Sage Grouse. I especially like #1 although your 3rd is making me laugh out loud. Well done!

Thanks. They are tough to find. Little bit of luck helped me today.

 

[catalyst]

Thanks. They are tough to find. Little bit of luck helped me today.

Why am I thinking that "luck" had very little to do with these?

 

[Boblou]

Really nice set Bill.
Well done. ?

 

[bsinc1962]

Really nice set Bill.
Well done. ?

Thanks so much!

 

[Bohdan]

Great find Bill. Almost this this post. Glad that I didn't. Nicely done. Must have been a fun 90 minutes!

 

[Allan]

GReta to see one of these. I think the snow adds a lot.

 

[bsinc1962]

Great find Bill. Almost this this post. Glad that I didn't. Nicely done. Must have been a fun 90 minutes!

Thanks Bob. Interesting to watch for that amount of time.

GReta to see one of these. I think the snow adds a lot.

Thanks Allan. Still lots of snow at that altitude.

 

[MikeMcA²]

Wow! What a great find. Nice work on the entire set, with #1 a my favorite.

 

[bsinc1962]

Wow! What a great find. Nice work on the entire set, with #1 a my favorite.

Thanks Mike, much appreciated.

 

[bpdougd]

Where are The Blowfish or is this a solo gig? In all seriousness, these are really good images. Number 3 is my favorite.

 

[bsinc1962]

Where are The Blowfish or is this a solo gig? In all seriousness, these are really good images. Number 3 is my favorite.

This is just Darius solo.