Saturday, 16 November 2013

Photo of the Week!


Winnipeg. Winter. A Hudson's Bay coat. A formerly injured, now rehabilitated and released, Great Horned Owl. A quintessentially Canadian photo, n'est-ce pas?

Awesome.

[Photo © Boris Minkevich, Winnipeg Free Press, 2012.]

45 comments:

jaz@octoberfarm said...

great photo!!! i have a hudson bay blanket.

Anonymous said...

I must be the only Canadian who doesn't have a Hudson's bay coat or blanket. I totally want one.
The only thing that would have made this photo more Canadian would be a cup of Timmies in her hand. Or in the owls'!!

mxtodis123 said...

What a gorgeous bird. Awesome photo.
Mary

Sunnybrook Farm said...

Very nice!

Mistress Maddie said...

Beautiful!!!!! I love owls, wait in a day or two........and as you know I love pictures

LL Cool Joe said...

Amazing photo. Lovely bird. Have a great weekend!

Anonymous said...

excellent! Looks like home to me!!!!

Anonymous said...

oh I also have the mitts and husband has the coat!lol,!! Wish I had the owl but have a few on the walls,

jadedj said...

Love it!

Kay G. said...

Whooo would not love this photo?

DEZMOND said...

hope the little Canadian mice are hiding safely!

Lois said...

What an incredible photo! We have no Hudson Bay blanket, coat or mitts here, too pricey, but still am 100% Canadian. :) Lucky owl, so many do not get to the release stage.

Adam said...

perfect photo

Jeanne said...

Incredible photo! And yes, I couldn't agree more with you!

Magaly Guerrero said...

I love the intensity in its eyes. You can tell it knows it is free!

Plowing Through Life (Martha) said...

Amazing photo! And yes, totally Canadian! I love the look in the owl's eyes. FREEDOM AT LAST!

Jenn said...

What a great shot! Vraiment Canadien!

fromsophiesview said...

Oui Oui ~~ stunning!

I might add it's 10+ degrees here today....just sayin' !

Winks!
Ron

Mary said...

Oh magnificent photo! I would love to live in Canada someday, except i woyldn'be able to decide where in Canada to live! Having grown up in Maine, i'm particularly fond of Maitime Canada, Nova Scotia, etc, where we visited often. Quebec City is awesome! But since hubby and i have moved west, we love BC too! It's all great!

Mary said...

Sorry about all those typos. :). I'm really, normally a pretty good speller.

Vanessa Morgan said...

Gorgeous photo. Have a lovely weekend.

Green Monkey said...

ohhhhhh I could almost feel it. what a fantastic flight that must have been. Magnificent photo!!!

Leanna said...

Beautiful!!!

turquoisemoon said...

Great shot! and I love, love, love that jacket!

Insomniac's Attic said...

Seriously coveting that jacket... already got a Winnipeg hat with flaps and rabbit fur! Stylin'. ;o)

Snap said...

wowowowowowowowzer! (the jacket is nice, too)

Victoria said...

wow..how magnificent..this sparks at my soul..what a wildly gorgeous being!what an entrancing image!
hugs..thanks kindred
V

Anne Johnson said...

Canada is cool. Hudson's Bay coats are cool. Great Horned Owls are way cool. This photo is a winner, and so are you.

Jim said...

Yep, that would be Canadian alright! What a great shot! Thanks for sharing Debra.

Ol'Buzzard said...

I love Canada.
the Ol'Buzzard

Magic Love Crow said...

I LOVE this photo and so does my mom!!! Canadian for sure ;o)))) Thanks for making our day ;o)

Shalet Jimmy said...

amazing photograph

Riot Kitty said...

Hooray! Thank you for sharing. I love stuff like this, it makes me happy.

Anonymous said...

Doesn't get any better than this! Neat shot. OH, and I want one of those coats!

Bird said...

That is an incredible shot!

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous shot! It makes me actually miss snow.

The Dancing Crone said...

Stunning - and it made my day!

Cperz said...

No doubt about it...truly an awesome photo.

DWei said...

If it was a beaver being released I'd consider that more Canadian.

The Happy Whisk said...

That is a great photo, even with the human in it. Still rocks.

Birdie said...

Those Hudson's Bay blankets are scratchy so I don't own one.

Great shot!

Miss Val's Creations said...

Totally awesome!

Suzie Ridler said...

That is all kinds of Canadian awesomeness. Eh? Beautiful!

Guillaume said...

Oh I looove the owl! Great picture!

klahanie said...

You can't get much more of a Canadian photo than that, eh. Nice to know the Great Horned Owl is free to fly again.