There are some scenes that you just can't pass up.

The uncovered portion of the rock conveys the passage of strength to the Snowy's powerful liftoff. The pyramid formed by the snow-covered rock leads the eye directly to the main subject of the photo - the Snowy.

Due to a setting sun situation where the background was already in the shadows due to high tress blocking the light, the almost black-brown and white look of the photo, the "white" Snowy stands out without other colour distractions to the eye.
Canon 5D Mark III with the 500L f4 lens offhand @ 1/1000, f4.5, ISO 400, + 1 exposure compensation. Cropped a bit for composition purposes and leveling of horizon.

With the overnight rain and quickly-melting snow, my season with my valued feathered friends has come to an end for this season. But, as you can imagine, I have a good archive of unpublished photos to keep my site updated in the future.

This species above all others gives me the most pleasure being with for study, photography, the challenges with at times extreme cold and personal well-being.

Cheers,

Mike