Same thing seen on Monday, about 5 folks gathered in the field perhaps 15 feet
from the bird. As I arrived another fellow got out of his car and walked
across the field to take pictures. the owl got tired of this audience and flew
across the field to a pole near me. The people left the field and followed to
the pole.
Fortunately the owl tolerates people quite well. However these folks were
trespassing, they were standing on the owls hunting ground and they were too
close. Later when these folks were gone and the field remained empty the owl
returned to that spot and hunted the ground around the irrigation equipment.
Those folks looking for good pictures possibly missed some great ones by
interfering with the owls hunting grounds, amidst the many rules of conduct
they broke.
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On Feb 6, 2014, at 2:52 PM, Bill Stjern norskes...@comcast.net wrote:
The snowy owl near Hogan and 180 street in Dakota county was still being
seen on Tuesday, Februay 4. It had been hunting from a perch on a piece of
irrigation equiptment but was frightened off by several photographers who got
out of there cars and starting walking through the snowy field to get closer
to the owl.
Peg Stjern
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