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I made my annual pilgrimage to the Sax-Zim Bog of North Minnesota to photograph the Great Gray Owls that winter there. My previous 2 trips there were fruitless. But third time was a charm for me.
I wanted to get some in-flight shots of the owl. But I was there only in the morning and unfortunately I missed the couple of times that it flew around.

Thanks for looking.

Amit

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Dec 28, 2017 at 11:05 AM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Great Gray Owls of the Bog

Great set Amit with the first two my picks

Morris

Dec 28, 2017 at 11:13 AM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Great Gray Owls of the Bog

Excellent. GGO in snow is as good as it gets.

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Geoff

Dec 28, 2017 at 11:15 AM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Great Gray Owls of the Bog

these are sweet, Amit. So happy for you.

Dec 28, 2017 at 12:14 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Great Gray Owls of the Bog

Oh lovely!!

Dec 28, 2017 at 12:17 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Great Gray Owls of the Bog

Lucky for us, Amit. Gorgeous images and bird.
Rex

Dec 28, 2017 at 01:27 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Great Gray Owls of the Bog

These are really beautiful images of a majestic owl! First two are my picks, but all are very nice!
Keith W.

Dec 28, 2017 at 03:34 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Great Gray Owls of the Bog

Breathtaking shots.

Dec 28, 2017 at 04:02 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Great Gray Owls of the Bog

Impossible to pick a favorite. These are all just perfect ! Hope to make that trip someday

Dec 28, 2017 at 05:29 PM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Great Gray Owls of the Bog

Spectacular in all ways

Dec 28, 2017 at 05:48 PM

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morris wrote:
Great set Amit with the first two my picks

Morris

Thanks, Morris. I love that penetrating gaze that these owls have.

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arbitrage wrote:
Excellent. GGO in snow is as good as it gets.

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Geoff

Thanks and agree with your comment, Geoff. The snow does create a nice backdrop.

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kdacharya wrote:
these are sweet, Amit. So happy for you.

Thanks for the nice comment, KD. I am so happy I got them too.

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sritri wrote:
Oh lovely!!

Thanks for looking and commenting, Sreeni.

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surgemaster wrote:
Lucky for us, Amit. Gorgeous images and bird.
Rex

Thanks for the kind words, Rex.

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kwilliam8 wrote:
These are really beautiful images of a majestic owl! First two are my picks, but all are very nice!
Keith W.

Agree the owl is so majestic, Keith. Glad to hear your picks.

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steve_a_reno wrote:
Breathtaking shots.

Very kind of you, Steve.

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sum1sgrampa wrote:
Impossible to pick a favorite. These are all just perfect ! Hope to make that trip someday

Thanks so much. Don't the GGOs also visit upstate New York?

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John Caldwell wrote:
Spectacular in all ways

So nice of you to leave such a great comment, John. Thanks.

Amit

Dec 28, 2017 at 07:58 PM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Great Gray Owls of the Bog

Very nice. I was there 12/22 and 12/23. When were your shots taken? I may have some of the same bird.

Dec 28, 2017 at 08:02 PM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Great Gray Owls of the Bog

Beautiful images !! The first two are especially nice

Dec 28, 2017 at 08:23 PM

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ahamp wrote:
Very nice. I was there 12/22 and 12/23. When were your shots taken? I may have some of the same bird.

Hi Aaron, I was there on the morning of the 23rd. Me and my 3 other friends got there at sunrise and we drove down Admiral and McDavitt roads quite a few times. Saw 2 GGOs and 3 NHOs. Then we went to Mary Lou's feeders to see if there were any Evening Grosbeaks, but came back empty. We left around 1:30 pm.
Were you alone or with somebody? I wonder if we ran into each other.

Cheers,
Amit

Dec 28, 2017 at 08:54 PM

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mrcolin2u wrote:
Beautiful images !! The first two are especially nice

Thanks so much for your kind words.

Amit

Dec 28, 2017 at 08:55 PM

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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Great Gray Owls of the Bog

Fabulous shots!

Dec 28, 2017 at 08:57 PM

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Amit,
I was there all day on the 22nd and the 23rd. I was alone in an older, green Dodge Grand Caravan. I shot out my window on a beanbag most of the time. I think I saw you and your friends.
I saw one GGO on Lake Nichols Road, one on Admiral on the 22nd. Middle of the afternoon on the 23rd I saw one on McDavitt. Only one other photographer came up after I found that bird. I did alert some others after the owl flew into the woods that it may come back out to hunt some more. I got some great shots and needed to head back down to the Twin Cities to pick up my family.

Dec 28, 2017 at 11:10 PM

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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · Great Gray Owls of the Bog

Beautiful shots! Are these with the 5D IV?

Dec 28, 2017 at 11:48 PM

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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · Great Gray Owls of the Bog

Very nice Amit. You captured some beautiful shots.

Dec 29, 2017 at 12:07 AM

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p.1 #20 · p.1 #20 · Great Gray Owls of the Bog

sweet job on the owl Amit

Dec 29, 2017 at 04:42 AM

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