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Category: snowy owls

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Snowy Owls Are Still in Southern Ontario

Snowy Owls Are Still in Southern Ontario

Paul E Gains March 30, 2022 March 30, 2022

March has brought some turbulent weather to southern Ontario but I have been regularly visiting the snowy owls while wondering how much more time I will have with them. A year ago I found just …

Birds | Owls | snowy owls | Uncategorized | wildlife | wildlife photography
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Snowy Owls Are Aggressive!

Snowy Owls Are Aggressive!

Paul E Gains January 30, 2022 January 30, 2022

Scott Weidensaul, co-founder of Project Snowstorm (a world renowned snowy owl research organization),  tells me he considers 2021-2022 a normal ‘irruption year’ a time when larger numbers of juvenile owls migrate south of the Arctic circle …

Birds | Ethics | Owls | snowy owls | wildlife | wildlife photography
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Close Encounters of the Snowy Owl Kind

Close Encounters of the Snowy Owl Kind

Paul E Gains January 9, 2022 January 9, 2022

Winter proper arrived in southern Ontario last week as temperatures plummeted well below freezing and snow coated the ground in snowy owl territory. All this makes for better snowy owl experiences. As I pointed out …

Birds | Owls | snowy owls | wildlife | wildlife photography
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A Happy Start To The New Year

A Happy Start To The New Year

Paul E Gains January 4, 2022 January 4, 2022

Warning: This blog is about snowy owls,  confirming what many of you already know – I am obsessed with snowy owls! A few days ago, January 2nd to be precise, the weather in Southern Ontario …

Birds | Owls | snowy owls | Uncategorized | wildlife | wildlife photography
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2021 Wildlife Encounters

2021 Wildlife Encounters

Paul E Gains December 31, 2021 December 31, 2021

The year 2021 is now behind us. Covid has had a disastrous effect on many people’s lives and livelihoods and it’s no wonder the term ‘mindfulness’ has entered everyday language. For me that means spending …

Bald Eagles | Birds | Eaglets | Great Egrets | Owls | Raptors | snowy owls | Urban wildlife | wildlife | wildlife photography | Wildlife rescue
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Snowy Owl Obsession!

Snowy Owl Obsession!

Paul E Gains December 13, 2021 December 13, 2021

It has been a couple of months since my last blog mainly because my physical activity has been restricted by some ailments not least of which is a painful case of sciatica. Thankfully I have a brilliant …

Birds | Ethics | Owls | snowy owls | wildlife | wildlife photography
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A Tribute to Snowy Owls of Winter 2020/21

A Tribute to Snowy Owls of Winter 2020/21

Paul E Gains March 31, 2021 March 31, 2021

Farewell to Snowy Owls 2021 Upon my last visit to snowy owl country (March 23rd) I didn’t see a single snowy owl.  Two days earlier I had spent time with three. With warmer temperatures and, with …

Birds | Owls | Raptors | snowy owls | wildlife | wildlife photography
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Snowy Owl Hunting

Snowy Owl Hunting

Paul E Gains February 25, 2021 February 25, 2021

When you spend a lot of time observing and photographing a particular bird or animal you can grow attached to them. You notice their absence. And, I must admit, this can be a source of concern. …

Birds | Owls | snowy owls | Uncategorized | wildlife | wildlife photography
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Snowy Owls and Human Encounters

Snowy Owls and Human Encounters

Paul E Gains February 15, 2021 February 16, 2021

When did the enjoyment of wildlife photography become so competitive? Why are photographers so impatient that they will display abhorrent behaviour towards wildlife and to each other? A couple of weeks ago, while waiting for …

Birds | Ethics | Owls | snowy owls | wildlife | wildlife photography
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Snowy Owls’ Behaviour

Snowy Owls’ Behaviour

Paul E Gains January 31, 2021 January 31, 2021

Several times the past week I spent time with snowy owls about 40 minutes drive from my home in Cambridge, Ontario. I prefer going up there during the week as there are normally fewer photographers …

Birds | Owls | snowy owls | wildlife | wildlife photography
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