Hi All, When out watching and photographing an owl family, I caught some unexpected action between the two adults. I was posting with my telephoto in hopes of catching the male in flight as it took off from its limb. I had been waiting at least 30 mins. Instead, the other bird arrived and they engaged with one another. Not being in anyway knowledgeable about owl behavior, they went through what seemed like the following sequence of behaviors, greeting, displaying, and preening/affectionate behavior. I?d be interested in hearing how others interpret the behaviors I captured with my camera. The link to a web page is provided below.
Please excuse the sub-par photography. I was well outside of range to get quality shots and these photos have been heavily cropped. Also, I?m sure that someone will ask where these shots were taken. The short answer ? a wooded area in northern Lake of the Woods County. Thanks for looking and I welcome your comments. Regards, John Anderson Minneapolis HYPERLINK "http://www.powderhorn.us/owls/index.htm"; http://www.powderhorn.us/owls/index.htm No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.13/1377 - Release Date: 4/14/2008 9:26 AM -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: winmail.dat Type: application/ms-tnef Size: 5010 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080414/b10ff432/attachment-0001.bin
