Two days this week (Saturday and today, Monday) I have driven from Janesville to Middleton, Wisconsin (about 45 miles each way) in search of a great grey owl that has been hanging out behind the Middleton Post Office for the past week. He was there on Friday and Sunday, but on neither day I was there. So, today after failing to find the owl, I decided to go to a spot between Milton and Whitewater on Wisconsin Route #59 that I spotted yesterday where water standing in a corn field was hosting a flock of tundra swans. I have never seen swans in a corn field before. I’m guessing these are on their way back to Canada and decided to take a break. Either that, or they took a wrong turn off the freeway. Three shots of the swans are below.
If you want to see the great grey owl in Middleton, take a look at Ricky L. Jones’ beautiful shots at flic.kr/p/e5u5JF.
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Beautiful shots! My co-worker saw the owl in Middleton. She said it looked hungry and sad.
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Thanks for the kind comment. My first thought was that it might be sick. Why would it be in Middleton, an urban area? But the reports are that it is healthy.
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Very nice Charlie – I’ve seen them in Lake Michigan, but not in a corn field. I’ve also seen an Arctic Owl a couple of times along the LM shoreline, but not recently. I’m guessing that’s a different critter than they grey owl you are seeking. The owl I saw was white, and huge; maybe a 5′ wing span.
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