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6-Dec-2013

It's A Snowy Day

Snowy Owls that is. I saw 3 today - all 1st year birds.
Some local birders saw 13 in various locations in the area yesterday.

This one was sitting on a dock on Braddock Bay but even with my 300mm lens it was
far away and this image is cropped. The top of it's head looks "funny" because it
was caught and banded yesterday by a local bander who has been banding Snowy Owls
for decades and he "marks" the head so he doesn't try and recapture it again this
year. The marking will be gone once it molts.

By the way, today's high temperature was only 34F. A far cry from yesterday's 63F.


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Chris Spracklen09-Dec-2013 23:16
Nice catch of this beautiful owl, Patti.
I doubt I shall ever see one of these in the wild.
janescottcumming09-Dec-2013 01:51
How neat to see one of these? Thanks for sharing.
Kevin Warren08-Dec-2013 18:54
Wow, great fine and capture! Looks right at home in this image!
Guest 08-Dec-2013 16:38
Nice spotting of this "snowy", -5 this morning when I went out for the paper...
Tom Munson07-Dec-2013 16:39
Terrific find and image, Patti. 5 degrees here this morning.
Glenn Dean (Vatorman)07-Dec-2013 16:16
Good spotting Patti - a sure sign of winter.
Ed Preston07-Dec-2013 14:38
Can't say I've ever seen one, thanks for the photo and story.
Helen Betts07-Dec-2013 14:17
Wonderful to see this owl in the "wild," and good result despite the huge distance.
Guest 07-Dec-2013 09:53
Interesting to see and read your background info, Patti.
Bryan Murahashi07-Dec-2013 04:57
Cool find and capture. V
Jean D07-Dec-2013 03:52
Lovely capture as we also look forward to sightings in our neck of the woods, Patti..
Jim Coffman07-Dec-2013 03:11
Oh how I would love to see one in the wild! Nice capture,Patti!!
Sam Rua07-Dec-2013 03:09
Cool find, Patti.
Rick Bricker07-Dec-2013 00:05
Nice shot Patti considering the distance.If it ever warms up here I'm going looking for some snowy owls!
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