It was cold yesterday afternoon (-19C,-2F) but we always make ourselves go for a walk, so we drove down to Horseshoe Lake Road. When I got out of the car I spotted a little ball of fluff sitting on the very top of one of the willow trees. I didn’t know what kind of bird it was, but I somehow felt it was some kind of predator, who seemed to be waiting for a victim to fly by.
It was so high in the tree that I couldn’t really identify it. I took the photo and this morning when I downloaded it into the computer, I could see more detail. I got out my bird book and was able to identify by its marking that it was a Northern Pygmy Owl. They are very small owls, only 7” (18cm) in length. I was a bit surprised that it didn’t fly off when we were walking around below it, and that did remind me of owl behavior.
I was sorry that I couldn’t get its face in the shot, because they are cute little guys.
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