Hi all,

>From late spring 2008 to present, I had an extremely LUCKY and productive time finding owls. With a little bit of downtime, I condensed some second hand 'scraps' of images that I didn't load or was too hasty in developing and editing.

The majority of the Great Grays and Hawk Owl images were taken in Alaska, BC, or Yukon this past spring. For this trip, I had 12 hawkowls during the 13 days I was there and 7 Great Gray owls on a 90-degree day between Fort Nelson and Toad River, BC in May!

Anyhow, it was tough to pick a favorite but getting a wink from a Northern SawWhet Owl really made my day!! Also, seeing the dapper Great Gray owl in Chesaw, WA with Mike Marsh with lightly falling snow is tough to beat:)

No one can ever look as good in a bow-tie than these magnificent boreal birds. Why I am wasting my time with fancy, alpine clucking chickens?

Hope you enjoy and OWL the best!!

http://www.pbase.com/spruce_grouse/owl_images_of_2008_and_2009&page=all

Khanh Tran (Portland, Oregon)