Canada (Ontario)
Jul 31 2023
adult
Ottawa - This is a very reliable bird. It stays in a very tight area and regularly fishes for frogs and minnows. Because of this it comes much lower in the trees than you'd otherwise see.
Aug 1 2023
That is a wonderful capture.
I saw the owl a few hours earlier, further back and three times as high with a branch across its face. I returned, monitored it for 30 minutes when its started to come to life, preening then later flying to a much better perch for both of us (the bird and for me).