Rare Wildlife Encounter!

[dawg1981]

Actually it looks more like a "Sharp Shinned Hawk"

 

[PoormansMachinegun]

Actually it looks more like a "Sharp Shinned Hawk"

Think you might be right!

 

[shooter521]

Think you might be right!

Yeah, the size looks more like a Sharpie to me, too.

 

[dawg1981]

Get those in my backyard by the bird feeder all the time!

 

[w_ADAM_d88]

Thanks for the correction. Due to the size I just figured it was a falcon. I was parked on the northern end of the parking lot out close to O'Charley's. I see large hawks all the time at my house sometimes even perched on my fence watching the field behind the house. Also hear owls all the time, and have even seen one early one morning sitting on the roof of a neighbors house.

 

[Zoub]

We had a Sharp shinned on the ground the other day jumping up into a bush (yews) by one of our bird feeders trying to spook the sparrows out.

I am heading here with the dog later today for her Xmas bath, I live just North of North Beach.

Collection : PHOTOS: Snowy owl spotted

 

[paddling_man]

I'm guessing the Snowy Owl has moved on? Does anyone know?

 

[Fishersjohn48]

I'm guessing the Snowy Owl has moved on? Does anyone know?

Man have you been in a cave for a few months? I thought you had dropped off of INGO.

 

[paddling_man]

I logged in a few days ago and the banner said my last logon was 4/21/2011! LOL. Work has been nutty and, funny, INGO dropped off being a "habit" for me. I've enjoyed the last few days of hanging out again.

Merry Christmas, FishersJohn! How about some SNOW here in the Berkley hood, eh??

 

[bulldog]

Thanks for sharing your excellent photo.

 

[darend505]

Very neat spotting! I remember some summers back camping at Starve Hollow and spending the better part of a day watching a family of Bald Eagles living in a cypress tree!

 

[daspurlock]

Nice to see people enjoy sharing what they find. Very nice THANKS

 

[Lucas156]

Most be some good food in the area for these predators. Nice pics guys love the white owl so beautiful.

 

[Ryninger]

Would love to go see it! Been one of my favorite animals some college.

 

[nipprdog]

OP, hope you don't mind, I cleaned up the shot;

 

[GLOCKMAN23C]

Awesome. I saw one sitting on the rail from I-74 west to I-465 south, last week. Great pic!

 

[gaw]

Nice pic. I have never seen one in the wild.

 

[mojo2530]

my neighbor has friends invovled in animal rescue or animal control etc.. any way he and his wife are animal lovers and end up always taking in new animals . she just told us the other day they were asked to take a pair of rescued snow owls so my kids and i are pretty excited to see them when he gets them, and if he does ill try to post some pics here.

 

[forkliftdave]

Awesome pictures. Thanks for sharing. Now that's a sight to be seen

 

[GREEN607]

Many years ago, traveling a country road in Cass County late at night, a huge white owl drifted across the road in front of me. It was one of the coolest sights ever.

That is awesome!

Back in about 1990-91, my late Dad and I were driving from Galveston to Lafayette in his van. It was just about 'sunset' and overcast....late Autumn. All of a sudden, he slows way down and pulls off the road..... we were right alongside the Wabash River. He says "Looky there!"....and points up into the trees on the far side of the river. There sat a Snowy Owl about halfway up in a tall oak tree. Really awesome and exciting thing to view in Indiana.