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Copyright Brian Morin
Birdviewing.com
Feb 1 2026
immature
Summerstown Station - first year bird based on tail feathers showing no wear.
Apr 20
26
Copyright Brian Morin
Birdviewing.com
immature
Eastern Ontario - I'm not fond of taking pictures of birds on wires but this rare winter visitor changed my mind. It was hunting in mid-morning which means it was hungry. This photo is cropped and I'm shooting at 800mm so I'm not nearly as close as it looks.
Feb 14
10
Copyright Brian Morin
Birdviewing.com
female, immature
Judged to be a female by large size and age by tail features, notably pointed rather than worn, rounded ends.
Jan 9
12
Copyright Brian Morin
Birdviewing.com
Feb 13 2023
female, adult, outside normal range
Ottawa- There have been a few owls reported this winter but they have been extremely difficult to observe. They only become active after sunset and during the day they roost in evergreens like spruce, making them difficult to detect. This shot was taken once it had moved from its roost when the light was failing rapidly. The shots were at a very high ISO at a very low shutter speed on tripod. Even then I barely managed to keep it in focus. The bird was in a wooded area within the suburbs. I made multiple attempts for owls before finally locating this one.
Feb 14 2023
7
Copyright Brian Morin
Birdviewing.com
Mar 20 2022
immature
There has been a minor irruption in the east with now well over a dozen birds being reported in recent weeks. However, they are notoriously hard to find, even when you know where one hangs out, and because they are primarily nocturnal they usually only show close to or after sunset.
Mar 21 2022
14
Copyright Brian Morin
Birdviewing.com
Mar 10 2022
female, immature
Ottawa - There has been a minor irruption in the east along the St. Lawrence in Quebec and parts of Eastern Ontario. They have been very difficult to locate.
Mar 11 2022
12
Copyright Brian Morin
Birdviewing.com
immature
This bird eluded us for most of the winter but briefly reappeared in an area where we could observe it. The Great Gray is truly a woodland owl but likes to hunt the edges when it can. In this case it rarely came to the roadside. We identified it as a first year bird based on the pointed rather than rounded tail tips and pale rather than dark-tipped primaries. I last saw it early in January.
Mar 25 2021
8
Copyright Brian Morin
Birdviewing.com
Jan 7 2021
immature
The long awaited return of Great Gray Owls brought this bird to the area. Hopefully others will follow.
Jan 13 2021
4
Copyright Brian Morin
Birdviewing.com
Apr 7 2019
adult
Ottawa - After six failed attempts to be present when this bird showed, I was finally successful. It had a schedule which tended to be two to three days on and two to three days off and if you guessed wrong you'd be out of luck that day. Yesterday I guessed right. We worked with the bird for an hour at the end of the day. Each trip is 1 hr 45 minutes so it is a significant time commitment but with a result like this and a bird that you often have to back up from to shoot it was worth it. Onlookers have grown over the winter with up to 70 Saturday. We had about 20 yesterday.
Apr 8 2019
9
Copyright Brian Morin
Birdviewing.com
Mar 14 2019
adult
Ottawa - I don't usually post multiple shots of the same species but this photo shows an interesting aspect of GGOW biology. Note the slender branch the bird is perched on and that it is barely bending.The owl weighs only about 1.1 kg which does not seem to match its very large size. This is our largest owl but the bird is a big ball of feathers. By comparison, a Snowy weighs about 2 kg. The photo was taken on a tripod after sunset on a cloudy day with little light left. Very slow shutter speed.
Mar 19 2019
7