Northern Hawk Owl in Nova Scotia

He’s a bit of a rarity up here, just a few seen each winter. Fewer even than Snowy Owls.

Great shot, Ian! Now that's a bird I would love to see, but these boreal species rarely venture far enough south.

Fantastic. Right place at the right time with the right photographer!

Great image, Ian.

agree on how beautiful is the owl and the photo. Very nice indeed

Definitely a super shot, Ian. Could not have asked for a better pose. Any bif shots?
Gotta ask- what type of pine here? With cone production like that, must’ve a million of them.

Scrumhalf wrote in post #19002259
Great shot, Ian! Now that's a bird I would love to see, but these boreal species rarely venture far enough south.

Thanks very much Sam. Yes they're rare here too, just the odd one shows up in my province each winter, and some winters none at all.

Gregsiem wrote in post #19002267
Fantastic. Right place at the right time with the right photographer! Great image, Ian.

Thanks Greg, much appreciated.

avondale87 wrote in post #19002270
agree on how beautiful is the owl and the photo. Very nice indeed

Many thanks Richard i I was lucky that it cleared off just enough for me to get some blue sky in there too.

ardeekay wrote in post #19002375
Definitely a super shot, Ian. Could not have asked for a better pose. Any bif shots?
Gotta ask- what type of pine here? With cone production like that, must’ve a million of them.

Hi Rog! Yes I got a couple flight shots but he was heading away from me when he went back into the woods area. Here's one. The tree is a white spruce.

Lucky you Ian thats a great opportunity. Nice to get a rare bird at anytime especially that little fella. Nicely done Ian.

budcam wrote in post #19002406
Lucky you Ian thats a great opportunity. Nice to get a rare bird at anytime especially that little fella. Nicely done Ian.

For sure, thanks Dan. In fact as I was sitting there and saw him fly in and land on that tree, I thought it was a crow at first, but then when I got out of the car and pointed the big lens at him, I was very happy to see it was this guy.

Good for you, Ian. A few have been sighted in our neck of the woods and if the sun ever shines again, I'm going to go out and look for one.

CDMOOSE wrote in post #19002419
Good for you, Ian. A few have been sighted in our neck of the woods and if the sun ever shines again, I'm going to go out and look for one.

Hey Al, good to hear from you! You're actually about the same latitude as me so hopefully you'll find one/some. They accept human presence nicely.