Great Grey Owls Invade Ottawa - DPChallenge Forums

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

01/30/2005 07:14:47 PM · #1

Great grey owls which are seldom seen have moved out of their boreal forest habitat in the north in search of food! It is really great to watch them hunt. They become much more active at dusk. They have taken roost in and around Ottawa and offer great opertunites for local photographers. I now have Cannon L lense fever after seeing so many today! Just thought I would share some pictures! Comments welcome.

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TLL061

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

01/30/2005 07:16:22 PM · #2

great stuff , look's like you had a lot of fun !!

scottwilson

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

Canon EF 28mm f/2.8

01/30/2005 07:17:20 PM · #3

You got some great photos there, I like number 3 in particular.

01/30/2005 07:17:44 PM · #4

I sure did Have fun! I saw 6 owls today so it would be hard not to get some good ones. Anyone in the Ottawa area find March Valley road in Kanata and you will do well!

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Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM

01/30/2005 07:23:57 PM · #5

Originally posted by scottwilson:

You got some great photos there, I like number 3 in particular.

Thanks Scott!

RayEthier

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

01/30/2005 07:31:18 PM · #6

Originally posted by Dim7:

Anyone in the Ottawa area find March Valley road in Kanata and you will do well!

Great shots indeed. I do know that as soon as I get back home I will make a point of finding that location and trying my best to capture shots like these... truly awesome.

Ray

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dsb_mac

Best-Buy Easy Point & Click

01/30/2005 07:42:38 PM · #7

what a cool bird.

Tokina AF 28-70mm f/2.8 ATX Pro-SV for Canon EOS

01/30/2005 08:06:20 PM · #8

Originally posted by RayEthier:

Originally posted by Dim7:
Anyone in the Ottawa area find March Valley road in Kanata and you will do well!

Great shots indeed. I do know that as soon as I get back home I will make a point of finding that location and trying my best to capture shots like these... truly awesome.

Ray

Thanks Ray
Its behind the Alcatel building on March road. Right on Terry Fox, left on to March Valley road. They are predicted to be around for another 3 weeks. The Owls are more active on cloudy days!
Neil

MWitt

Canon EOS-5D

01/30/2005 08:09:43 PM · #9

Great work. Left comments on a couple. Cheers....Martin

Samsung Galaxy S21, S21+, S21 Ultra

01/30/2005 08:19:16 PM · #10

Thanks Martin and Denis!

Bear_Music

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

01/30/2005 08:23:41 PM · #11

The third pic is pretty extraordinary.... Reminds one of a Gryphon, medieval imaginary beast with head of lion and, typically, short, upright wings.

Robt.

Marjo

Canon EOS-7D

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

01/30/2005 08:28:01 PM · #12

A great series of photos. Thanks for posting them.

01/30/2005 08:47:04 PM · #13

Thanks Marjo and Rob
I really enjoyed taking them!

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01/31/2005 05:46:15 PM · #14

Thanks for the favorite beagleboy!

fsteddy

01/31/2005 05:52:06 PM · #15

They are all great shots but I like the 6th one alot. You say you have L glass fever and these are great so what lens did you use? I have to admit that I also have L glass fever.

ButterflySis

Canon EOS-50D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

01/31/2005 05:52:23 PM · #16

Fantastic shots. It must have been exciting to see them!

Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 OIS

01/31/2005 07:21:54 PM · #17

Originally posted by fsteddy:

They are all great shots but I like the 6th one alot. You say you have L glass fever and these are great so what lens did you use? I have to admit that I also have L glass fever.

I use a cheap 70-300mm Sigma f4-5.6 , paid $110 US for it! I would sure like to get a decent L tele-lens. I must have seen 8 nice lenses on the weekend the most expensive at $12000. Thats way out of my league!

docpjv

Fujifilm X-E1

01/31/2005 07:23:46 PM · #18

must be facinating to see..

01/31/2005 08:53:27 PM · #19

Originally posted by gibun:

must be facinating to see..

They really are!

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Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM

02/01/2005 06:49:40 PM · #20

I saw another today just before sundown while walking the dogs in the woods.

RayEthier

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

02/02/2005 03:46:34 AM · #21

Originally posted by Dim7:

I saw another today just before sundown while walking the dogs in the woods.

I sure hope these fellas are that active when I get back home Dim7, they are astounding. Great job in taking all these wonderful photos.

Ray

Canon EF 135mm f/2.0L USM

02/03/2005 08:16:56 PM · #22

They are sticking around so far Ray. These are from Today just outside Munster.

It was late afternoon so not lots of light

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lentil

Canon EOS-5D

02/03/2005 08:38:29 PM · #23

they are gorgeous shots of gorgeous birds. They almost look mystical

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