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Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Minnesota Ornithogical Union

The Minnesota Ornithogical Union (M.O.U.) is the state-wide birding society. I joined it over a year ago when I decided to become a birder with a camera instead of a upland game hunter with my shotgun. You get several magazines with membership including the "Minnesota Birding" and "The Loon." A web site also provides you with several "listservs" where you can keep track of your sightings and inform others around the state.
Imagine my total and complete surprise when a picture I had submitted over a year ago turned up in the most recent issue. I was dumbfounded.As you can see an Eastern Screech Owl is peering out of a woodduck house, one of my sons built for me many years ago. It is fastened to an oak tree in our backyard. Screech owls are not very common around here much less hanging around in a house built for ducks! He was most frequently seen on the coldest mornings facing east toward the morning sun.


20 comments:

  1. Wow, Congratulations! That was some surprise!

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  2. That is an absolutely awesome pic of the waxwing. I know,.."awesome" is so over used, but that's the only word I thought of when I saw it!

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  3. I love the picture of the owl. Contgratulations!!

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  4. What a surprise! Your photo is Very Professional! (Shouldn't they have contacted you, though???) Great photo of the owl, too. :-)

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  5. Congratulations Troutbirder!
    Would you sign my copy some day?

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  6. Congrats - it is a great owl shot! It must be nice to see your work in print!

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  7. Congratulations!

    The picture is great.

    cjh

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  8. Congratulations troutbirder! What an honor to have your beautiful photo chosen!

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  9. Hopefully you swelled right up with pride mister. That's wonderful...I have not seen a screech owl around here in years either. Barred owls rule in my neck of the woods...and eat guineas occasionally.

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  10. Congratulations! I'm so glad everyone can see your wonderful work.

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  11. My Dad had a screech owl take over his woodduck box the third year. It lived there a long time, probably more than 5-years. It got quite used to him working outside and in the evening would fly over his head and click it's beak. My Dad took that for a signal that the owl wanted him gone so it could hunt;)
    Marnie

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  12. Congratulations! That's a fine photo for a fine organization :)

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  13. Congratulations!!!
    Just love the owl picture. That would be so cool to see in person and take photographs of!!
    Take care and enjoy your weekend!!

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  14. Congratulations! I'm not at all surprised they used your photo. The owl is so sweet in its house.

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  15. Every so often I'll hear a screech owl when I'm out deer hunting north of SV. I wonder if their numbers are declining also?

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  16. Congrats TB!! That is a terrific picture and deserves to be on the front cover. I love the owl shot and I find it fantastic that he is comfortabe enough to take up residence there. Love the new bear avatar too.

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  17. Congratulations on being published. How unique to have an owl in one of your own boxes.

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