Northern Saw-whet Owl / Aegolius acadicus

            Thursday, 24 February 2022: our temperature is -9°C (windchill -14°C) around 10:30 pm.  Sunrise was at 7:29 am, and sunset was at 6:10 pm.  I have lost count of how many deepfreezes we have been in this winter.  Thankfully, tomorrow we are supposed to get milder weather again.  This afternoon, it snowed and everywhere was a mess.  Definitely an afternoon to stay home, except that I had a dental appointment.

As I have been doing for weeks now, here are a few more photos from my archives. If I have written a description under a previously posted photo from the same day, I will add it here.  

"Not a new, recent sighting!  Perhaps not the best angle photographically, but it is so rare for me to have the chance to see and take photos of a tiny Northern Saw-whet Owl, that I thought I would add this one to my Birds of Alberta set.  Taken on 26 January 2012, at Carburn Park.  Had my camera fully zoomed for this one : )  Just love those facial feathers.  Most of the time, it was asleep, but it did open its eyes briefly a couple of times.  This tiny owl hasn't been seen for weeks now - I wonder if it's still in the area and just wisely hiding from all the endless photographers."

Taken on: January 26, 2012

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Calgary

Alberta

southern Alberta

Carburn Park

nature

ornithology

avian

bird

bird of prey

owl

Northern Saw-whet Owl

Aegolius acadicus

Strigidae

Aegolius

small

no ear tufts

feathers

detail

beauty in nature

wild

close-up

portrait

perched

adult

front/side view

outdoor

26 January 2012

Panasonic DMC-FZ40

DMC-FZ40

FZ40

Lumix

annkelliott

Anne Elliott

The Nature Conservancy

Sets appears in: • Carburn Park • Owls 4 more » • Northern Saw-whet Owl / Aegolius acadicus • Birds of Alberta 11 « less

Groups appears in: • Walking In Nature • Panasonic FZ series more » • Bird Lovers • PHOTOGRAPHERS OF CANADA • NATUREPIX • Birds , Birds Birds • *I Love Birds* • Nature, wildlife, and the great outdoors • The Nature Conservancy • Mad about Owls / Birds of prey • BIRDS ARE BEAUTIFUL. • Birding In The Wild • Birdshare • Your Love of Nature • Birds of the world/ Oiseaux du monde • Panasonic Lumix Lovers • Panasonic LUMIX FZ28/FZ38/FZ40/FZ47/FZ100/FZ150/FZ200/FZ70 • Panasonic FZ40 • THE WORLD OF BIRDS • Wild Birds of Prey « less

Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ40, f/5.2, 1/125 sec, 108mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Panasonic DMC-FZ40
Aperture:	f/5.2
Exposure Time:	0.008 sec (1/125)
Focal Length:	108mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Auto, Fired
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Light Source:	Flash
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 12.0 Windows
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