It was a chilly -10 this morning at Col. Sam Smith Park. This is a good park for Snowy Owl spotting

but we did not see one. Our first bird was a Long-eared Owl well-hidden in the middle of a dense shrub. Almost everyone had a look at it.

Heather Pantrey got better photos of it a bit later.

Other birds:

Today’s group:

MAILBOX

Hi Miles
I thought you might want to check out the giant river otter which we saw in Brazil’s Pantanal.
A large and very intimidating and fierce creature. ( big serrated teeth!)

NATURE POETRY

Then came old January, wrapped well
In many weeds to keep the cold away;
Yet did he quake and quiver, like to quell,
And blow his nails to warm them if he may.  – Edmund Spenser (1552–99)

Miles Hearn