snapped the images using a Pentax K3 III DSLR with a 55–300 mm lens. Often called the Phantom of the North, the spruce owl or the bearded owl, the great grey owl (Strix nebulosa) is the world's ...

I immediately thought “rare bird” as I drove past the pair and sure enough, sitting peacefully perched at the top of a dead ...

My first northern pygmy-owl sighting ... I struggled my way back up to the pinnacle and shot several photos of the owl. Later on, when I went to look at the photos, I realized I had not adjusted ...