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Attracting Hawks with a Feather Duster » Owl decoy feather duster IMG_7590

Sharp-shinned Hawk adult Hawk Ridge Duluth MN IMG_7638
Broad-winged Hawk Hawk Ridge Duluth MN IMG_7516
 October 11, 2013  Sparky Stensaas

2 responses to “Owl decoy feather duster IMG_7590”

  • Robert Visconti
    February 24th, 2014 at 15:38

    You can imagine my surprise when I came upon this post!
    Hopefully, I’ll have him up there again this year come fall.
    Looks like you “nailed” some beautiful shots too with a little help from him 🙂
    Really enjoying your website Sparky!

    Best,

    Robert Visconti – Lindenhurst, IL

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    • Sparky Stensaas
      February 25th, 2014 at 19:48

      Hi Robert, Glad you found the post!
      We’ll have to shoot again up there this coming fall. My plastic owl “Earl” is itching to attract some more Gos! Feel free to email me at sparkystensaas@hotmail.com if your ever coming north. I’m often up at the Sax-Zim Bog in winter too.

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