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This owl is a rarity in Essex County, Ontario. The photo was taken December 30, 2011, on Road 2, Kingsville, Ontario. The owl has been in the area since December 23, 2011. Birders from great distances are coming to see it. Here, it is sitting on a fence post about 30 feet from the road. The photo was...

This Great Gray Owl has been in my area of Kingsville, Ontario, for about two weeks now, and what a joy it has been to photograph such a rare owl for southern Ontario. I took this shot just as he was lifting off to fly to the hydro line. The owl continued hunting along the road's edge. The photo...

This Great Gray Owl has been in my area of Kingsville, Ontario for about two weeks now, and what a joy it has been to photograph such a rare owl for southern Ontario. The owl picked posts, stumps, hydro lines, and many different perches as it hunted along the ditch. I took this photo with a Canon 7D...

This Great Gray Owl has been in my area of Kingsville, Ontario, for about two weeks now, and what a joy it has been to photograph such a rare owl for southern Ontario. I stood out in a field with the nice evening light at my back while this beautiful owl perched on this stump hunting. I was able to catch...

There appears to be a minor interruption of Great Gray Owls into southeastern Ontario this year.

This photograph is of a Great Gray Owl - taken in Middleton, WI. This owl has a normal range restricted to the boreal forests up north and its presence at this latitude is extremely rare. It's been part of an ongoing irruption in the winter of 2013 of the species with reports across the country from...