It's an irruption year for Snowy Owls. That is, they are far further south than they generally go. There are two that have been seen repeatedly in Brighton, about 30 miles east of here near Barr Lake.
We headed on on the 21st (and again on the 28th) in search of these birds. We were thwarted both times. And yesterday we learned that one had been hit by a car. Totally rural place and some speeder took out a huge snowy owl in the middle of the day. Jerk.
While we didn't see the Owls, we did see other nice birds. Many Bald Eagles. Dave got a nice series of photos of one Bald Eagle with a fish in his talons. Also saw immature Bald Eagles, Kestrals, Geese and other assorted birds. Though the weather was less than ideal, it was nice to get out.
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