I particularly enjoyed learning:
- the many different species - I knew there were quite a few, but didn't realize there are 234
- silent flight and the anatomy of their eyes and ears
- the irruptive nature of some species and why
- was also fascinated to note the max. life spans of the owls that are in my area
Thank you for a great course.
I have been fortunate over the years to see & photograph 10 species of owls in Canada & the US -- Great Horned, Barred, Boreal, Snowy, Great Gray, Short-eared, Northern Saw-Whet, Northern Hawk, Long-eared and Burrowing plus 3 in Africa - Verreaux's Eagle-Owl, a Pearl-spotted Owlet and an African Wood Owl. My favourite in North American is the Great Gray Owl, which to me has almost a regal bearing with a very intense stare when it focuses on you - I love the facial disk and the eyes. I also like the Snowy which is always a treat to see standing in a snow covered field or on the move searching for dinner. In Florida, I had my first experience seeing Burrowing owls, which actually popped out of their burrows within a sand bunker on a golf course! Fortunately everyone seemed to know they were there and gave that bunker a wide berth. I really enjoy seeing and photographing owls and love when we have any kind of irruption year ... even a mini-one!
Thanks for offering this great course.