Cows, Owls, & Ice Water

[Dylan Biggs]

Cut ice for cows after feeding some pellets (cake), this is one of two holes.

Short Eared Owl watching the ice cutting.

Cows starting to come for a drink.

A 3 yr old taking a drink.

Some other cows on the way in.
92M

92M's 3 yr old Daughter.

4S

A cow from B.C.

30R a registered Angus

Snowy Owl on the way home.

Sunset the night before.

The best in the New Year everyone!

 

[dun]

Nice to see another box of crayons herd

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

Great pics - what are you in Owl country - maybe a little Harry Potter going on? super sunset.

 

[Northern Rancher]

I use a powersaw to cut waterholes when I'm forced too-the snow this year is pefect for cows to lick so only had to cut ice for a few days.

 

[Dylan Biggs]

Nice to see another box of crayons herd

Accurate description. I haven't even shown the full range yet!

I am a firm believer that good cows can come in all colors! :cboy:

 

[Dylan Biggs]

Great pics - what are you in Owl country - maybe a little Harry Potter going on? super sunset.

We always get Snowy's during the winter, but this year I have seen more Short Eared Owls then I have ever seen before, it happens to coincide with the most voles I have ever seen also, as for Harry Potter I doubt there is a connection. :cboy:

We also have resident Great Horned Owls that are here year round.

 

[Dylan Biggs]

I use a powersaw to cut waterholes when I'm forced too-the snow this year is pefect for cows to lick so only had to cut ice for a few days.

NR, my Gym membership has run out so I figure this way I can water my cows and get some upper body exercise at the same time. :cboy:

 

[Oldtimer]

Great pics - what are you in Owl country - maybe a little Harry Potter going on? super sunset.

We always get Snowy's during the winter, but this year I have seen more Short Eared Owls then I have ever seen before, it happens to coincide with the most voles I have ever seen also, as for Harry Potter I doubt there is a connection. :cboy:

We also have resident Great Horned Owls that are here year round.

Your post got me thinking (dangerous thing for me )... Usually we get quite a few Snowy Owls down here during the winter--especially in years when Canada has a rough winter...This year I haven't seen a one... Might be because much of Canada's weather has been nicer than down here this year (definitely less snow in your area)...Altho Saskatchewan has enough snow that big herds of antelope from Canada are moving down...A friend was flying the other day- and said there were thousands about 20 miles south of the border- that were finding some blowed open grass in the rough breaks....With the snow south of them so deep-that may be as far as they make it this year...

I've been seeing lots of eagles- and hawks...They are really raising havoc with the pheasant and grouse population this winter...

 

[Dylan Biggs]

We always get Snowy's during the winter, but this year I have seen more Short Eared Owls then I have ever seen before, it happens to coincide with the most voles I have ever seen also, as for Harry Potter I doubt there is a connection. :cboy:

We also have resident Great Horned Owls that are here year round.

Your post got me thinking (dangerous thing for me )... Usually we get quite a few Snowy Owls down here during the winter--especially in years when Canada has a rough winter...This year I haven't seen a one... Might be because much of Canada's weather has been nicer than down here this year (definitely less snow in your area)...Altho Saskatchewan has enough snow that big herds of antelope from Canada are moving down...A friend was flying the other day- and said there were thousands about 20 miles south of the border- that were finding some blowed open grass in the rough breaks....With the snow south of them so deep-that may be as far as they make it this year...

I've been seeing lots of eagles- and hawks...They are really raising havoc with the pheasant and grouse population this winter...

The Snowy's will probably show up eventually, but if the number of voles around here is indicative of the rest of the country they may be satisfied here for a while.

 

[Northern Rancher]

Were overrun with blad eagles up here but I haven't seen a snowy yet this year.

 

[Dylan Biggs]

Were overrun with blad eagles up here but I haven't seen a snowy yet this year.

NR how many Eagles does it take to be overrun or may be one should say over flown?

 

[Angus Cowman]

Were overrun with blad eagles up here but I haven't seen a snowy yet this year.

not saying we are over run
but we usually have 2 bald eagles but this yr we have 6

 

[Dylan Biggs]

Were overrun with blad eagles up here but I haven't seen a snowy yet this year.

not saying we are over run
but we usually have 2 bald eagles but this yr we have 6

Are they seasonal visitors or do they stay year round?

 

[Northern Rancher]

I'm pretty sure they are around all the time-seems every dead deer has an eagle and 50 ravens on it.

 

[Dylan Biggs]

I'm pretty sure they are around all the time-seems every dead deer has an eagle and 50 ravens on it.

Typically Bald Eagles go south for the winter, not typical to have them in Meadow Lake in the winter.

Were they there last winter also?

 

[Cowdirt]

Great pics - what are you in Owl country - maybe a little Harry Potter going on? super sunset.

We always get Snowy's during the winter, but this year I have seen more Short Eared Owls then I have ever seen before, it happens to coincide with the most voles I have ever seen also, as for Harry Potter I doubt there is a connection. :cboy:

We also have resident Great Horned Owls that are here year round.

Great pictures Dylan! On the subject of owls; I'm surprised with the temperatures you have that the owls have ANY ears!

 

[Northern Rancher]

They are common enough that I don't pay much attention as to when I see them any more-they were flying around last week though I know.

 

[Dylan Biggs]

Great pics - what are you in Owl country - maybe a little Harry Potter going on? super sunset.

We always get Snowy's during the winter, but this year I have seen more Short Eared Owls then I have ever seen before, it happens to coincide with the most voles I have ever seen also, as for Harry Potter I doubt there is a connection. :cboy:

We also have resident Great Horned Owls that are here year round.

Great pictures Dylan! On the subject of owls; I'm surprised with the temperatures you have that the owls have ANY ears!

:lol2: :lol2: :lol2:

 

[Angus Cowman]

Were overrun with blad eagles up here but I haven't seen a snowy yet this year.

not saying we are over run
but we usually have 2 bald eagles but this yr we have 6

Are they seasonal visitors or do they stay year round?

ours are seasonal

 

[Dylan Biggs]

not saying we are over run
but we usually have 2 bald eagles but this yr we have 6

Are they seasonal visitors or do they stay year round?

ours are seasonal

Typically around here we see them either going south in the fall or going north in the Spring.

That has only been about the last 10 years or so , before that we had never seen them around here.