White against blue
So beautiful
On the way to pure whiteness
The challenge of photographing Snowy Owls
Touched by the sun
Making sure we go the right way
On a cold and windy day
Snowy Owl and pellet
Snowy Owl with mountain bokeh
A different pose
Beware!
So far away, but better than nothing
The only one
On a bitterly cold, hoar frosty day
High wire act
One of yesterday's Snowy Owls
Snowy Owl - just close enough
One of my few Snowy Owls of 2016
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Snowy Owl harassed by Snow Buntings
Snowy Owl in rehab
Continuing the hunt
Better than nothing - this is NOT my main photo!
Snowy Owl along the fenceline
Always glad to see a Snowy
A most welcome find
Snowy Owl number 5
Two male Snowy Owls in the same field
You never know where you'll see a Snowy Owl
Male Snowy Owl
The day before Christmas
Some white patches have eyes : )
Is it a Snowy? ... no, it isn't ... yes, it is!
Just for my records
A beautiful setting
Always a thrill
The long and the short of it : )
Snowy Owl
Worthy of another look
Avian perfection
A reward for facing my fears : )
In your dreams
With a wink and a smile
Yesterday's treat : )
One of 12 - and a wooden pole for a change : )
Beauty on the power pole
Not one wire, but two ... sigh
Beautiful, but blurry
Curiosity from up high
Always a happy sight
Such a treat
Got my eyes on you
Afternoon nap
Take-off
A welcome visitor
Sunlit, distant beauty
Breathtaking beauty
What a treat : )
Snowy Owl
Growing up
White on blue
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My Christmas present to my daughter : )
So far, the winter of 2014/2015 seems to be really good for Snowy Owls. The last two or three weeks, I had been longing to get out there, especially to the E and NE of the city, to look for these spectacular birds of prey. I finally got out, after my youngest daughter asked if I wanted to go looking for Snowies on our Christmas get-together three days ago. She had never seen a Snowy Owl, so I was really, really hoping that we'd find one! As it turned out, we saw 10 definite individuals, plus two others that we weren't quite sure about - one certainly looked like a very distant Snowy and the other was possibly a repeat of an owl we had seen earlier in more or less the same area.
Part way through the day, almost as if it were meant to happen, a car came from the opposite direction - it was my friends, Cathy and Terry! For the rest of our trip, we followed behind them, thoroughly enjoying every new find. Late afternoon, we went home different ways and my daughter and I saw our last two owls. My daughter was so thrilled to see these breathtaking birds and was quite happy and content after seeing the very first, distant one. Three of the owls gave us close or reasonably close views, the rest were very distant. The owl in this photo is a male, as it is pure white.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/snowy_owl/lifehistory
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowy_owl
After these wonderful sightings, we returned to Calgary and went back to my daughter's place to exchange Christmas gifts. I reckon the Snowy Owls were the "best" gifts she received that day : )
I'm posting very early this morning (4:15 am), as I have to get ready to go on the Drumheller Christmas Bird Count, NE of the city, in the Badlands of Alberta. I almost stayed up all night again, as I wasn't sure I would hear my alarm clocks go off and I really did not want to risk missing this Count. It takes roughly an hour and a half to get out there.
Part way through the day, almost as if it were meant to happen, a car came from the opposite direction - it was my friends, Cathy and Terry! For the rest of our trip, we followed behind them, thoroughly enjoying every new find. Late afternoon, we went home different ways and my daughter and I saw our last two owls. My daughter was so thrilled to see these breathtaking birds and was quite happy and content after seeing the very first, distant one. Three of the owls gave us close or reasonably close views, the rest were very distant. The owl in this photo is a male, as it is pure white.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/snowy_owl/lifehistory
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowy_owl
After these wonderful sightings, we returned to Calgary and went back to my daughter's place to exchange Christmas gifts. I reckon the Snowy Owls were the "best" gifts she received that day : )
I'm posting very early this morning (4:15 am), as I have to get ready to go on the Drumheller Christmas Bird Count, NE of the city, in the Badlands of Alberta. I almost stayed up all night again, as I wasn't sure I would hear my alarm clocks go off and I really did not want to risk missing this Count. It takes roughly an hour and a half to get out there.
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