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The Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) hatches a slate gray color, and it takes two months for its white flight feathers to recolor it. But recolor these beautiful birds they do. Also known as Tundra Ghosts or Ghost Owls, these striking birds differ from many of their owl cousins in some interesting ways. For example, to combat the cold in the frigid north, even their legs and toes are feathered! Also unlike most owls, snowies are often up and about during the daytime, when their stark white coloration doesn't give them away to their prey below.
This photo is an exposure blend, with one layer of the shot set to showcase the beautiful owl, and the other set to drop the brightness of the background forest, making the snow (and snowy) pop... Stay as long as you like, Tundra Ghost.
Some photographers and people were not happy when they saw the dogs were running at the beach without leash. I would not get this shot if the dogs did not flush the snowy owl. The owl flew to other side of the beach and my day was over. But at least I got a few flight shots.
Snowy Interaction. These are two Snowy Egrets. They are each quite capable at catching their own fish but seem to spend a great deal of time attempting to steal from other snowies or ibis. I think if they spent more time catching their own fish they'd end up with a fuller belly.
Went to photograph the Snowy yesterday, but it was too far out in the field.
Here is one from two years ago.
When not moving, an adult male Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca) sure does blend into its snowy habitat making it very difficult to observe and disturb. This male was quietly resting on the prairie landscape southeast of Tofield, Alberta, Canada.
28 January, 2020.
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Taken at the North Beach, Fort De Soto, Florida.
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This cold snowy scene is of the mountain behind our home. It was after a nighttime snow storm that just left everything plastered with the white stuff. There are warmer days ahead.
Snowy river, Finland.
This winter has been the snowiest in ages in Finland. Banks up to one meter high have piled up even in the southern parts of our country. At least plowing the snow day after day is a good exercise if nothing else.
In this case I was searching for some ice formations by the river but snow had swallowed the whole scenery.
The snowy egret, egretta thula, is a small white heron.
Belize, Crooked Tree Sanctuary
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(Bubo scandiacus)
Another Lifer for me.
This is what greeted us when Kevin and I first got to our destination in search of this Magnificent Bird.
Island Beach State Park, Lanoka Harbor, NJ
Something you don't see that often. This year a pair mated at the rookery at Ocean City, NJ
Egretta Thula
The snowy egret is the American counterpart to the very similar Old World little egret, which has become established in the Bahamas. At one time, the plumes of the snowy egret were in great demand as decorations for women's hats. They were hunted for these plumes and this reduced the population of the species to dangerously low levels. Now protected in the United States by law, under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, this bird's population has rebounded. ~ Wikipedia