Bill Krause 
LadyFluffyOrcaGreat grey owl, Ontario, Canada, what a handsome bird.
AutisticMumTo3@weaniejeanie53
Magnificent
@AutisticMumTo3
Kansas Grant@weaniejeanie53 Indeed. And I had no idea they could do "jazz hands."
GrahamRKings
Edge@GrahamRKings @weaniejeanie53 I was just coming to say "Give me a Hallelujah!"
Dchilderswatson@weaniejeanie53 I saw one at Yellowstone several years ago. Magnificent
Obsolete@weaniejeanie53 The last thing a vole sees.
Living in the Sun
Nathan Carpenter@weaniejeanie53 that is a Superb Owl! #SuperbOwl
Coles Street Pothole
Heiner Toenne@weaniejeanie53 oh, wie schön!
Keith_R(With apologies for party-pooping...)
Great - as long as it hasn't been lured into camera range with live pet mice, actually bought from pet shops for this precise purpose: "owl baiting":
https://www.michaelfurtman.com/On_Owl_Baiting.htm
It's a thoroughly shitty way to get a picture, roundly condemned by photographers with scruples - which I say as a wildlife photographer myself.
The guy who took this shot has no qualms whatsoever about doing it, because it makes him money.
@keithreeder yes I hope not too. He’s a well known photographer https://wooarts.com/david-hemmings/
No, he definitely does (or did) it, Jeanie: read the link I included in my last post, which documents a specific row between him and Michael Furtman about Hemmings practicing it - and not giving a toss about legitimate objections to it.
Janet@weaniejeanie53 @keithreeder. I had no idea baiting was a thing. Really interesting article. Thanks.
The alternative - casting fake "mice" towards perched owls with fishing rods - is actually worse for the owls: it provokes them into expending energy for zero reward, at a time when they're right on the edge and cannot afford to waste a single calorie.
That's why many owls "perch hunt" (https://www.barnowltrust.org.uk/sitemap/galleries/barn-owls-perched-hunting/) in the first place: energy conservation in Winter is absolutely vital, and provoking them into pointless attacks can be enough to finish them off in hard years.
@keithreeder @Janet that’s not right and if it endangers the owl that’s even worse. I had no idea people would do this.
Thankfully, most bird/wildlife photographers are *infinitely* more respectful of their choice of subject than chancers who pull stunts like this.
*No* image justifies this overtly selfish, cruel, clearly unacceptable behaviour - there's no pride to be had in pictures based on objective cheating.
It's not for nothing that it has been made illegal in most places where it used to be practiced - thankfully it never made it here to the UK.
@Janet @keithreeder he’s a well known and respected photographer https://wooarts.com/david-hemmings/ so hopefully he didn’t use this practice.
Already replied to your earlier post, Jeanie:
"@weaniejeanie53
No, he definitely does (or did) it, Jeanie: read the link I included in my last post, which documents a specific row between him and Michael Furtman about Hemmings practicing it - and not giving a toss about legitimate objections to it."
Keith_R (@[email protected])
@[email protected] No, he definitely does (or did) it, Jeanie: read the link I included in my last post, which documents a specific row between him and Michael Furtman about Hemmings practicing it - and not giving a toss about legitimate objections to it.
@Janet @keithreeder oh I must’ve missed that post, how awful, if I see any more pics by him I’ll scroll past.
It's the right thing to do, Jeanie.
@Janet @keithreeder it is and it’s such a shame that it’s spoilt the picture of such a wonderful bird🤬
Eternal Optimist@weaniejeanie53 That is an amazing photo!!
Starry Starry Knight@weaniejeanie53 "NONE SHALL PASS❗"
Rant Ninja@weaniejeanie53 awesome. What the heck is it doing?
ScribblersEmporiumIt's hunting and landing on what it thinks is a meal.
Sadly, it was most certainly baited to strike right in front of the camera. Poor ethical practice for a wildlife photographer.
https://www.outdoorphotographer.com/blog/our-position-on-wildlife-baiting/
@rant @ScribblersEmporium yes it’s a pity if this is what was done.
newsorpigal@weaniejeanie53 Looks badass.
Stargeezer Smith@[email protected]
The owls look fluffy, but they are raptors, ya know.
The owls look fluffy, but they are raptors, ya know.
Sue
Maybug
ticho@weaniejeanie53 And not at all intimidating. No siree!
If anybody needs me, I'll be hiding under my blanket.
@weaniejeanie53 What a superb owl. A wowl, even.
mathsjude@weaniejeanie53
Great photo! Credit to the photographer.
Great photo! Credit to the photographer.
MetalPirate@weaniejeanie53 Wow, fantastic picture.
Unprecedented 2023
Cooki Lumsden@weaniejeanie53 that’s a bunch of wow in one image.
SmileyRach3 🇪🇺🐟🐻
Melody 
❄️@weaniejeanie53 owls are so dang cool
Remguru@weaniejeanie53 handsome lil guy!
Laura Cochran@weaniejeanie53 Ah… I see it is David Hemings. Excellent shot. 👍
Andrew "Ace" Arsenault@weaniejeanie53 Great photo. : ]
Neil Carpenter 
@weaniejeanie53 That owl looks like they're just about to drop the bass.
Steve Williams@weaniejeanie53
Mice would disagree. Although they wouldn't get too much time to contemplate.
Mice would disagree. Although they wouldn't get too much time to contemplate.
Kyle Rose@weaniejeanie53 oh woooow
nadezhda@weaniejeanie53 @thepoliticalcat David Hemmings is one of the most talented photographers of birds! He shoots a lot in western Kansas, especially along migratory paths
Scout@weaniejeanie53 Majestic!
IdahoLark@weaniejeanie53 One of my favorites! I had a captive one (Earl Grey) for many years and always felt honored to be in its presence.
Tristen Grant@weaniejeanie53 Who Whooo!!!
Visions of Napa@weaniejeanie53 Awesome bird!
Les Orchard
Gersande La Flèche@lmorchard @weaniejeanie53 Never heard of them :O