Photo of the Month - January 2011



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Photo of the Month - January 2011

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Hello Nature Canada,

The attached photo of Strix nebulosa was taken on March 21 2005 near Orillia, Ontario. Great Greys ventured further south than usual in the winter of 2004/2005 and large numbers were reported around Orillia. I was unable to get there until the third week of March, by which time many had returned north but I was lucky enough to see seven that day.

Regards,

Jean Crankshaw
Hamilton,
Ontatio

Thanks for sharing this beautiful photo with us, Jean!

The Great Grey Owl is the provincial bird of Manitoba, as well as the largest North American owl in overall size. With its copious covering of feathers, it is particularly adapted to the extreme cold weather of the boreal region.

Distinguished by its grayish brown color, white throat and black chin, it conspicuously lacks ear tuffs. The Great Grey’s breeding range covers a large swath of the boreal forest from the Pacific coast to as far east as the Great Lakes.

Its hunting style, characterized by deep plunges into the snow to capture scurrying voles and mice, is particularly suited to the lighter and colder snow of the far north. These hunting dives can be spotted in the snow by the tell-tale imprint of the Great Grey’s large head framed by its wings. Its deep, booming hoot, which can drift several kilometers on a still evening, signals the territory or home of this magnificent species.

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