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Snowy
Owls at Presqu'ile Provincial Park |
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On an outing with
friends, we saw seven Snowy Owls at Presqu'ile Provincial Park on
Sunday, 7 December 2114 |
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Several were well
marked females like the ones above, but were not first year birds,
i.e. not hatched this summer. 7 December 2014 |
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Some were on the
fractured ice along the shore and appeared to be stalking the ducks,
which were mostly Long-tailed Ducks. 7 December 2014 |
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Others perched on
human structures such as this sign out on the islands. 7 December
2014 |
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With boots on we
walked out to Gull Island. The water in the channel was under 15 cm
deep and was mostly frozen. 7 December 2014 |
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Our group of friends
walking through the channel. |
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A gathering of James Bay shorebirders
looking for Purple Sandpipers (no Purples this year) and Snowy Owls
at Presqu'ile Provincial Park on 7 December 2014. |
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