Bird Watching: Birds in winter scenes, 1 by Grasmussen

Grasmussen wrote:
Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus)
Photographed @ Anchorage, Alaska, Jan. 28, 2012.

About 3 pm today we parked in the area where the Great Gray Owl as been seen recently, behind International airport. Waiting for the Great Gray to show, we were very surprised when a small little Boreal Owl landed near the truck. The Boreal Owl is a life list for me, a rare bird I never expecting I would ever see. It was very tame, and allowed me to approach close without showing any concern. Actually, more like it was laughing at me trying to avoid falling in the deep snow. I was sinking in well above my knees, and nearly fell several times. I can hardly believe the extraordinary luck I have been having seeing and photographing owls recently.