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An Evening Kestrel Hunt

An Evening Kestrel Hunt

Paul E Gains April 22, 2022 April 22, 2022

Cruising the country roads outside Paris, Ontario I have had some remarkable experiences with birds of prey.  There is a pair of Northern Harriers I see often and frequent readers will recall my encounter with a …

American Kestrels | Birds | Raptors | wildlife | wildlife photography
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Nesting Sandhill Cranes

Nesting Sandhill Cranes

Paul E Gains April 15, 2022 April 15, 2022

Sandhill cranes – named for a region of sand dunes in Nebraska where they gather by the hundreds of thousands  – are high up on my favourite local wildlife species. Once the snowy owls have left southern …

Birds | Sandhill crane | Uncategorized | wildlife
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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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An Unexpected Peregrine Encounter

An Unexpected Peregrine Encounter

Paul E Gains March 14, 2022 March 14, 2022

Writing projects have kept me occupied these past few weeks, not to mention looking after Chango, my eldest son’s dog. So my time with the snowy owls has been greatly reduced. Still, I have slipped …

Birds | Ethics | Hawks | Peregrine Falcons | 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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Bald Eagles Wintering in Ontario

Bald Eagles Wintering in Ontario

Paul E Gains December 17, 2021 December 17, 2021

Bald eagles normally mate for life. They become mature enough to find a companion and are capable of reproducing when they are around five years of age which is when the white head and tail feathers …

Bald Eagles | Birds | Eaglets | Uncategorized | Urban wildlife | wildlife | wildlife photography
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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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