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Great Grey Owls





This is a gallery dedicated to our most recent GGO irruption. These birds have left the Northern forests and are coming into our areas in search of food... voles, mice, shrews... Their long legs and small feet coupled with their keen sight and sense of hearing allow them to find prey above and below the snow. The largest of our owls but mostly feathers and they are easily outweighed by Great Horned Owls and Snowy Owls. Their small feet and claws cannot take on larger prey compared to the Snowies and GHO. These images are from December 2012, January through March 2013 and are from several locations.

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Full Frame GGO
Full Frame GGO		 Let It Snow
Let It Snow		 Wing Power
Wing Power		 Late Afternoon Light
Late Afternoon Light		 Wind in The Feathers
Wind in The Feathers		 Lift
Lift
Eyes Forward
Eyes Forward		 Head Lights
Head Lights		 Still Working On The Last Irruption
Still Working On The Last Irruption		 Great Grey Descent
Great Grey Descent		 Frowner
Frowner		 Tight
Tight
Branch Manager
Branch Manager		 GGO
GGO		 Great Gray Grasp
Great Gray Grasp		 Fresh Snow
Fresh Snow		 Frowner
Frowner		 Imprinted
Imprinted
Out Of The Woods
Out Of The Woods		 Last Encounter
Last Encounter		 Oh Crop!
Oh Crop!		 Great Wings
Great Wings		 Mellanistic
Mellanistic		 berries.jpg
berries.jpg
Cross Eyed
Cross Eyed		 Late Light Flight
Late Light Flight		 Cover Up
Cover Up		 The Great (Grey) Dispute
The Great (Grey) Dispute		 Shadow racer
Shadow racer		 Skylight
Skylight
ggo13.jpg
ggo13.jpg		 echo.jpg
echo.jpg		 A Shot In The Dark
A Shot In The Dark		 Altercation
Altercation		 Melanisitc
Melanisitc		 Probable Partial Melinistic
Probable Partial Melinistic
Whats Up?
Whats Up?		 Still..........working on GGO from Winter of 2013
Still..........working on GGO from Winter of 2013		 Strong Winds
Strong Winds		 Late Light
Late Light		 Favourite-Perch
Favourite-Perch		 Textures-V.
Textures-V.
Complimentary-Colors-IV
Complimentary-Colors-IV		 Mr Natural
Mr Natural		 Loose
Loose		 Rearrangement.
Rearrangement.		 PM
PM		 Feathers and Ice
Feathers and Ice
Setting Sun
Setting Sun		 Late Light IV
Late Light IV		 Low And Slow
Low And Slow		 Leg Warmers
Leg Warmers		 Grey On Blue
Grey On Blue		 Canvas
Canvas
Overhead
Overhead		 Checking For Eagles
Checking For Eagles		 February
February		 Sidestep
Sidestep		 Golden-Hour.
Golden-Hour.		 Bent
Bent
Memories Of Winter
Memories Of Winter		 Hindsight
Hindsight		 Hover
Hover		 GGO Flight
GGO Flight		 Breezy
Breezy		 Squared
Squared
Upward
Upward		 Sun Spot
Sun Spot		 In Flight Portrait
In Flight Portrait		 Late Light Fight
Late Light Fight		 Eye To Wing Ratio
Eye To Wing Ratio		 Vertical Lift On Horizontal Plane
Vertical Lift On Horizontal Plane
Great Grey Dive
Great Grey Dive		 Great Grey Light
Great Grey Light		 Sunflight II
Sunflight II		 Hunched
Hunched		 Compressed
Compressed		 Side View Great Grey Owl
Side View Great Grey Owl
Great Grey Light
Great Grey Light		 Probable Partial Melinistic Great Grey Owl
Probable Partial Melinistic Great Grey Owl		 Sun Flight
Sun Flight		 Vertical
Vertical		 Snowy Trail
Snowy Trail		 Pointed Perch
Pointed Perch
Stare
Stare		 Ahead Of The Curve
Ahead Of The Curve		 Sun And Wind
Sun And Wind		 Snowshoes
Snowshoes		 Displacement
Displacement		 Habitat
Habitat
Forest Light
Forest Light		 Full Wings
Full Wings		 Between Pellets
Between Pellets		 Balancing
Balancing		 Apprehensive
Apprehensive		 Dark Grey
Dark Grey
Side View
Side View		 Amythyst Sunset
Amythyst Sunset		 After The Snow
After The Snow		 Dark Face
Dark Face		 Probable Partial Melanistic GGO
Probable Partial Melanistic GGO		 Probable Partial Melanistic
Probable Partial Melanistic
A Good Fit
A Good Fit		 Cool And Calm
Cool And Calm		 Spreading Her Wings
Spreading Her Wings		 Low Light Portrait
Low Light Portrait		 Eyes Of March
Eyes Of March		 Contact
Contact
Flat Side Flight
Flat Side Flight		 Outreach2
Outreach2		 Flurries Two
Flurries Two		 Light Wood
Light Wood		 Looking Out
Looking Out		 Apprehended
Apprehended
Xtended
Xtended		 Winter Storm
Winter Storm		 Killer Light
Killer Light 		Late Light Stare
Late Light Stare		 More Snow
More Snow		 Snow Level
Snow Level
On Blue
On Blue		 Sunny
Sunny		 Low Light Profile
Low Light Profile		 Airing The Feathers
Airing The Feathers		 Wooded Light
Wooded Light		 Setting Sun
Setting Sun
Descent II
Descent II		 Icy
Icy		 Wind At Your Back
Wind At Your Back		 Stick The Landing
Stick The Landing		 Flat Out
Flat Out		 Flight Profile
Flight Profile
Extension
Extension		 Outreach
Outreach		 Coughing Up A Pellet
Coughing Up A Pellet		 Another Stick
Another Stick		 Weeds
Weeds		 Back Lit
Back Lit
Drop Zone
Drop Zone		 LateLight iV
LateLight iV		 Skinny
Skinny		 -1 Vole
-1 Vole		 Grey Grey
Grey Grey		 Scratching Post
Scratching Post
Incoming
Incoming		 Tree Hugging
Tree Hugging		 The Prize
The Prize		 Can Voles Fly?
Can Voles Fly?		 High Noon
High Noon		 Side Light Hover
Side Light Hover
Winged
Winged		 Tips
Tips		 Skylight
Skylight		 Within The Strike Zone
Within The Strike Zone		 GGO On Ice
GGO On Ice		 Frown
Frown
Sunny Side Up
Sunny Side Up		 Semi Pano
Semi Pano		 Frosted
Frosted		 Poser
Poser		 Let It Snow
Let It Snow		 Great Outlook
Great Outlook
Hoar Frost
Hoar Frost		 Golden Light
Golden Light		 GrasslandsII
GrasslandsII		 Grasslands
Grasslands		 Setting Sun
Setting Sun		 Great Grey Sunset
Great Grey Sunset
As Low As I Can Go
As Low As I Can Go		 Ombre
Ombre		 Evergreen
Evergreen		 Nictitating Membrane II
Nictitating Membrane II		 Top View
Top View		 Great Grey Perch
Great Grey Perch
Golden Light
Golden Light		 Line Of Sight
Line Of Sight		 Flurries
Flurries		 Hover
Hover		 Off The Green
Off The Green		 High Key Banking
High Key Banking
Pano
Pano		 Perches
Perches		 BG
BG		 Post And BG
Post And BG		 Late Day
Late Day		 Lift Off
Lift Off
Post Landing
Post Landing		 Take Off
Take Off		 High Key / Light As A Feather
High Key / Light As A Feather		 Nictitating Membrane IV
Nictitating Membrane IV		 More Late Light
More Late Light		 More Textures
More Textures
Portrait II
Portrait II		 Low-Light-Hop
Low-Light-Hop		 Curves
Curves		 Great Grey Hovering
Great Grey Hovering		 Designed For Winter
Designed For Winter		 Head-On
Head-On
Marble Eye/Nictitating Membrane III
Marble Eye/Nictitating Membrane III		 Sunset Flying
Sunset Flying		 Low Light In Flight
Low Light In Flight		 Wooden
Wooden		 Snow Storm
Snow Storm		 Iced
Iced
Shadow
Shadow		 GGOIF
GGOIF		 Sideways
Sideways		 Forest Dweller
Forest Dweller		 Sprung
Sprung		 Lateral Hover
Lateral Hover
Looking Up At GGO Looking Down
Looking Up At GGO Looking Down		 Parabolic Disk
Parabolic Disk		 Not So Pretty
Not So Pretty		 Portrait
Portrait		 Outreach With and
Outreach With and 		Outreach Without
Outreach Without
Catching A Few Rays
Catching A Few Rays		 Snowy But Not A Snowy
Snowy But Not A Snowy		 Full Frame Face In Flight
Full Frame Face In Flight		 Hunched
Hunched		 High-Keycopy.jpg
High-Keycopy.jpg		 Control
Control
Tail Drag
Tail Drag		 Pano
Pano		 Short Flight
Short Flight		 Perched
Perched		 Iron Cross
Iron Cross		 Forest Flyer
Forest Flyer
Habitat
Habitat		 Launchcopy.jpg
Launchcopy.jpg		 Nictitating Membrane
Nictitating Membrane		 Great Grey Owl Squared
Great Grey Owl Squared		 Synchronized
Synchronized		 White-Flyer
White-Flyer
Tall Tail
Tall Tail		 Fierce
Fierce		 Winter Fly By
Winter Fly By		 Snowy Habitat
Snowy Habitat		 Flight Path
Flight Path		 Yellow Eyes
Yellow Eyes
Dark Light
Dark Light		 Evergreen III
Evergreen III		 Dive
Dive		 Wing Stretch
Wing Stretch		 Tight Fit
Tight Fit		 Silver Lining
Silver Lining
Clipped
Clipped		 FF
FF		 Feathers
Feathers		 Evergreen Flyby
Evergreen Flyby		 Sticky
Sticky		 Open Landing
Open Landing
Sideways
Sideways		 Great Grey Confrontation
Great Grey Confrontation		 Great Grey Battle
Great Grey Battle		 Dark Wing
Dark Wing		 Down On The Up Beat
Down On The Up Beat		 Fast Approaching
Fast Approaching
Sky Pilot
Sky Pilot		 Full Wing
Full Wing		 Great Grey On White
Great Grey On White		 Mission
Mission		 Safe
Safe		 Extended
Extended
Low Fly High Key
Low Fly High Key		 So Full
So Full		 Morning Light
Morning Light		 Pretty And Perched
Pretty And Perched		 Looking Back
Looking Back		 Foreshadowed
Foreshadowed
Air Head
Air Head		 GGO Blues
GGO Blues		 Beauty In The Beast
Beauty In The Beast		 Contact
Contact		 Cropped Contact
Cropped Contact		 Feathers And Snow
Feathers And Snow
Tip Toe In The Tree Top
Tip Toe In The Tree Top		 Weather Tolerant
Weather Tolerant		 Full Frame 1
Full Frame 1		 Full Frame 2
Full Frame 2		 Full Frame 3
Full Frame 3		 Flaky Flight Shot
Flaky Flight Shot
Head On
Head On		 Post
Post		 First Encounter
First Encounter		 Grounded
Grounded		 Sealed
Sealed		 Green Habitat
Green Habitat
Big Mama
Big Mama		 Pining For The great Grey
Pining For The great Grey		 Hiding
Hiding		 Blue/Grey
Blue/Grey		 Keeping A Low Profile
Keeping A Low Profile		 Patience And Tolerance
Patience And Tolerance
Milky Way
Milky Way		 Uh Oh!
Uh Oh!		 Great Grey Owl Portrait
Great Grey Owl Portrait		 Flight.
Flight.		 Damn Shadow
Damn Shadow		 Back View Of The Wings
Back View Of The Wings
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yaron koler07-Dec-2016 19:34
excellent gallery
gardener26-Dec-2013 11:12
Really wonderful gallery, a pleasure to Watch, Peter
bennycottele15-Dec-2013 06:40
What a great gallery of this great owl. I enjoy watching this.
Art Wittingen29-Nov-2013 09:12
One of the most impressive owls ! Great gallery, well done
Paul Keates24-Apr-2013 20:26
Sensational Gallery.... V
charlysax24-Apr-2013 16:26
AMAZING GALLERY
Ashley Hockenberry07-Apr-2013 21:02
Awesome gallery!
Geoff Smith04-Apr-2013 00:27
Very professional work here Gary!
Andep23-Mar-2013 16:32
Superb gallery...great work. Vote
John Barreiro20-Mar-2013 21:14
Your patience has paid off big time! A superb collection. V
Jacques Falardeau01-Mar-2013 18:38
Great collection!
Stunning work Bravo mon ami
A++++
Claude Gagnon21-Feb-2013 18:06
Bravo for this amazing gallery full of wonderful shots :)) V
Donna Hollinger09-Feb-2013 17:47
How far do you have to travel to find these guys? How many different individuals do you think you have here? You have given these guys souls! Wonderful images! ~V~
gary_neiss07-Feb-2013 03:50
Just an amazing collection of superb shots of the owls. Finest I have ever seen.
RJvdLeij05-Feb-2013 18:10
Bizar, well done!!!!
REYHAN05-Feb-2013 04:51
Great collection. BV
Art Wittingen30-Jan-2013 19:51
Awesome !!! One of the best galleries ever seen on pbase !
Dennis Swayze30-Jan-2013 18:27
Great collection and gallery.
Cheers !
The Ellisons29-Jan-2013 08:51
Superb gallery on these Great Greys Excellrnt work V.
J Benham28-Jan-2013 16:48
Amazing series of the Great Grey Owls for 2013 love the cropped shots and detail you should be very pleased with these shots .... I think you have every possible pose and angle but look forward to the next group of photos you share,,,,,
J Benham25-Jan-2013 20:18
Wow Gary these are amazing and it is the best of 2013 keep those photos coming
Tim van Woensel23-Jan-2013 18:55
I'm always amazed by the beauty of Owls. Stunning work of this amazing looking animal.
Bert Ooms23-Jan-2013 18:51
What a spectaculair galery!
Wondeful collection of owl images.
V best,
Bert
Hennie & Lies Lammers23-Jan-2013 15:13
Beautiful gallery of owls. V
samikosemi23-Jan-2013 04:15
great pictures
joseantonio18-Jan-2013 13:07
Excellent collection of great shots.V
jmwilsonjr 15-Jan-2013 22:55
Spectacular gallery! Thanks for sharing!! Very nice work!
Colleen Pedroza15-Jan-2013 17:15
Beautiful shots!
golfpic15-Jan-2013 03:48
I see you've been having fun :-)
neal parisi15-Jan-2013 03:32
Very impressive gallery, have another great two months.
Shelley O'Connell14-Jan-2013 01:23
Really nice shots, especially the Full Frame 2 and 3!
hge5413-Jan-2013 16:15
These are really quite spectacular. I have seen many other GGO shots this winter, and was suspecting they were captive birds, but an irruption explains it.
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