Snowy Owl in the Wild

: Snowy Owl in the Wild; sleeping Snowy Owl, Boundary Bay, British Columbia. Close to home. These Snowies spend most winters here. Am happy to finally get some photos of them! Thought I'd missed them for this year, but am told they leave in March. There are some whiter Snowies there too, but they were further away.; Created by: Alandrapal.; Tools Used: digital; Created on: 9 February 2006; Image Views: 214; Average Views per Day: 0.2; Image Number: 22780

Comments:

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Feb 18, 2006 at 3:00 AM said:

thanks again, Austin.

Austin from Washington state on Feb 17, 2006 at 8:28 PM said:

Another great shot!

Alandra from westcoast on Feb 14, 2006 at 11:39 AM said:

thankyou for the site Dud, will be interested to check it out asap.

Dud from Louisiana on Feb 14, 2006 at 9:04 AM said:

Here is a site that will teach about the snowy white owl. I hope you enjoy it.

http://www.raptor.cvm.umn.edu/rapt

or/info/snowyowl.html

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Feb 13, 2006 at 7:29 PM said:

glad you like it, Carol. wish I could send you some. thankyou

Shutterbug from Maine on Feb 13, 2006 at 7:19 PM said:

i would love to see one of these gorgeous birds, he or she is beautiful. Great Photo.

Carol

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Feb 13, 2006 at 1:46 PM said:

the speckled feathers are very pretty, - we were surprised how dark coloured some of the snowy owls are. thankyou Susan

Susan from Upper Hutt, New Zealand on Feb 13, 2006 at 1:35 PM said:

Another great picture, like the speckled feathers, very attractive.

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Feb 13, 2006 at 11:53 AM said:

Thankyou Mary S from England and Dudley. they really are beautiful and am surprised at their size.

Don't know that much about them, Dud, - am not sure where they go to when they leave here. I want to learn more about them.

Dud from Louisiana on Feb 13, 2006 at 8:59 AM said:

Really great shot!! So I guess they are migratory? What is their range?

Mary Slade from Kent England on Feb 13, 2006 at 5:32 AM said:

So claer and close- great colours and lighting Alandra.

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Feb 13, 2006 at 12:56 AM said:

thanks very much, Mel. Agree that it's quite a rare chance (at least for us : ) - to get a photo of a snowy owl in the wild. I had thought it would mean scrambling over loads of washed up logs beyond the beach, and was afraid to slip and drop the camera, but they were closer to the dyke road than expected the day we got there.

Mel (Thor-eye) from New Zealand on Feb 12, 2006 at 11:27 PM said:

What a gorgeous cuddly bird! You have been lucky to get this photo.

Very nice.

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Feb 12, 2006 at 10:53 PM said:

had wondered the same thing, Janice, re him squinting from sunlight, and maybe they don't see that well in the daylight, altho one did take off while we were there.

sparkle1103 from Illinois on Feb 12, 2006 at 10:34 PM said:

Great shots. Looks like he is squinting from the sunlight.

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