The Great Horned Owls of Sikome Lake

Everyone loves owls. Their big eyes, large size, and charismatic facial expressions can make even a non-birder sit up and take notice, and many birders have had their start with some incredible experience or other either chasing, discovering, or simply learning about them. Here in Calgary, there has been at …

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The Non-Owl Hike

For weeks now, I’ve been saying we need to go back to Fish Creek Park on so I could get some better pictures of a northern pygmy owl. There are at least two of them in the park, and they are very special birds – they have an address. Fish …

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