"The owls of winter gave many people an unusual chance to connect to nature on their own terms, face-to-face and eye-to-eye. These owls have relatively little contact with people and are consequently unfazed by human contact. Thousands of people saw great gray and northern hawk owls for the first time in their lives at very close range. It was clear that they had found something special and they wanted to share it.

We all hope for another winter to remember; a time of owls and of special opportunities to venture out, learn new things about the natural world that sustains us and value the natural resources that we all share." - Wisconsin Natural Resources magazine (DNR).


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