Check out these photos of owls, eagles and other feathered friends in Calgary
CBC News | Posted: March 1, 2021 11:37 PM | Last Updated: March 26, 2021
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Caption: Photographer Ali Khafagi says this bald eagle was spotted in Carburn Park in southeast Calgary on Saturday. (Submitted by Ali Khafagi)
Calgarians enjoy a variety of birds that frequent our yards, but rarely do visits from owls or a bald eagle get caught on camera.
CBC Calgary asked Calgarians to send in shots of these majestic creatures and other beautiful birds, and they did not disappoint!
Have a photo to share? Email calgaryphotos@cbc.ca, or tag @CBCCalgary on Instagram, and we might feature your work on CBC Television, CBC.ca online, or CBC's social platforms.
Here are a few of those incredible photos:
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Caption: Brad Wlasichuk submitted this photo of a northern flicker. (Submitted by Brad Wlasichuk)
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Caption: Wlasichuk also took this photo of a downy woodpecker. (Submitted by Brad Wlasichuk)
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Caption: Here is a picture of a pileated woodpecker. (Submitted by Brad Wlasichuk)
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Caption: Cedrik Guay took this picture of a great grey owl in the Kananaskis area last fall. (Submitted by Cedrik Guay)
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Caption: Les Parson submitted this photo of an owl in her backyard in Rundle, a neighborhood in Calgary's northeast. (Submitted by Les Parson)
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Caption: Here's a photo Wlasichuk took of a Bohemian waxwing (Submitted by Brad Wlasichuk)
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Caption: Ray Turner submitted this photo of three owls, which he took in 2020 in Silver Springs, a northwest Calgary neighbourhood. (Submitted by Ray Turner)
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Caption: Here's another photo Turner took of the owls in Silver Springs. (Submitted by Ray Turner)
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Caption: Mike Quan took this photo of two owls in Griffiths Woods Park. (Submitted by Mike Quan)
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Caption: Paul Hughes submitted this photo of a northern saw-whet owl that he found in his front yard. (Submitted by Paul Hughes)
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Caption: Danielle Bartlette took these photos of an owl in September in the community of Fairview, which is in southeast Calgary. (Submitted by Danielle Bartlette)
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Caption: Here's a photo Wlasichuk sent of an eagle. (Submitted by Brad Wlasichuk)
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Caption: Wlasichuk also snapped this photo of an owl. (Submitted by Brad Wlasichuk)
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Caption: Khafagi says he snapped this shot after the bald eagle attacked a goose. (Submitted by Ali Khafagi)
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Caption: Eventually the eagle flew away. (Submitted by Ali Khafagi)
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Caption: Janet Hill says this owl was spotted two weeks ago at her home in Ranchlands, which is in Calgary's northwest. (Submitted by Janet Hill)
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Caption: Fia Luces says they found this small owl a few weeks ago in Bridlewood, a neighbourhood in southwest Calgary. (Submitted by Fia Luces)
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Caption: Kelly Dueck says her home in Inglewood, east of downtown, was the home for this owl for around two weeks in late October. (Photo by Vann Dueck)
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Caption: Shannon Yacyshyn says she was greeted by this large owl near her condo in the northeast neighbourhood of Bridgeland on Saturday night. (Submitted by Shannon Yacyshyn)
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Caption: CBC Calgary's Christine Boyd encountered an owl in Carburn Park in southeast Calgary a few weeks ago. (Christine Boyd/CBC)
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