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Playing around in Photoshop making a frame. Check out those deadly talons peeking out from under her feathers!
Black Point Wildlife Drive
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
Brevard County, Florida
Nov 2019
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My friend called me last night and she said there was a female snowy owl sitting on her roof. I rode out late and it was still there and got a picture of it. All wet from the rain too.
The regal Snowy Owl is one of the few birds that can get even non-birders to come out for a look. This largest (by weight) North American owl shows up irregularly in winter to hunt in windswept fields or dunes, a pale shape with catlike yellow eyes. They spend summers far north of the Arctic Circle hunting lemmings, ptarmigan, and other prey in 24-hour daylight. In years of lemming population booms they can raise double or triple the usual number of young.
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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.
This male snowy owl is regularly spotted in the local farmers field. There are six fields in the area that photographers have permission to walk in. Luckily he was in one tonight.
Went to photograph the Snowy yesterday, but it was too far out in the field.
Here is one from two years ago.
I rarely passed up any heron or egret in Florida. Love his yellow feet and the perch he's on. Taken in Estero, Florida.
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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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I should add that the photo was taken from a safe distance to not disturb this beautiful owl. The vehicle served as a blind and the owl basically ignored me and stayed perched as I drove away.
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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.
So, I finally capture my first Snowy Owl and it would be my luck to find the only Snowy Owl in Ontario to have an eye problem!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He never opened his left eye, not once, not even for a second!! I do hope it is not injured!
Just an update, others who have captured this owl, also indicate that the left eye is always closed and one capture shows the eye open but completely dark....
A handful of snowy egrets gathered to fish this inlet at low tide last Saturday afternoon. While the water is often nice and smooth at this spot, the wind had kicked up and the surface was choppier than usual. That seemed to shift the egrets into high gear - lots of strikes but a lower success ratio. Maybe rough water made the fishing a little tougher.