[Ontbirds]Northern Hawk Owl in Stoney Creek

[ray barlow]

Special thanks to Kevin McLaughlin for posting this            great birds location in Stoney  Creek... Myself, and quite a few            birders and photographers spent the day watching the Hawk Owl fly fro            perch to perch in it's hunting for lunch.  

The bird flew            over to the tracks, and a few die hards stayed around to watch it hunt            from a distance.  When the bird finally caught a vole, it flew            directly to me, and perched in a tree about 25 feet from where I was            standing, and proceeded to eat the head of the critter., and to my            amazement, it took off, and flew right by me about 6 feet to my left,            about waste height!

On its next perch, it took the remainder of            the vole and stuffed it into the top of the rotted tree., as explained            to me by Brandon Holden., I did not notice this, and thanks to Brandon            for the explanation.  I am sure Brandon has a better image, and I            hope he posts it soon., but here are a few mine from the day.,  Here is a link to a few photos:

http://www.pbase.com/raymondjbarlow/hawk_owl

I            will be editing the rest of my shots this afternoon, so please check            back later if you are interested in seeing them., and I will fwd this            one to Jean Iron.

kind regards, and good birding.



Raymond J Barlow
13 Sandra Crescent
Grimsby Ontario
Canada 
L3M 4Y8

www.rayswildlife.com
       
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