Snowy

Gallery: AvianPosted December 10, 2013162 views5 comments

I visited Duxbury Beach just south of Boston on Sunday morning. I saw two of the three Snowys that were reported that morning and took a rather distant shot of this guy as I was very cautious not to press closer to this bird for fear of flushing him. Just getting an opportunity to see a Snowy was such a thrill, taking away an image was a bonus.

D3s
500mm f/4
TC-14E II
1/500s @ f/6.3
ISO 1000
EV 1/3
HH

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on December 11, 2013 at 11:54 AM

Congrats on seeing ánd framing this amazing species.. Wish I was there

/ Nice ! Hans

Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 11, 2013 at 1:16 PM

Nice catch, Charles. If you have another opportunity, you might try for a bit closer. When we had an irruption here a couple of years ago, they were quite tolerant of humans. I did see one or two flush, but only when some idiot tried to get within about 20-25 feet. Unfortunately, they're so popular that they tend to draw mobs of birders and bird photographers.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by keith mitchell on December 12, 2013 at 12:03 PM

Chuck I can't get my head around Snowy Owls on the beach it must be great and it's good that you guys are so considerate towards them, you have finished with a very nice image.

Keith.

Registered on July 12, 2008, 127 Posts, 1735 Comments

Comment posted by Ray Whitt on December 12, 2013 at 6:56 PM

Nice work, we have a lot of sighting on these owls in the New York area also. I hoping to have a chance to photograph one. I like the habitat around the bird, very nice.

Ray

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Bunch on December 14, 2013 at 10:53 AM

Nice shot. You took good advantage of a special opportunity and made the most of it. Two years ago we had a visit from one of these guys near Dallas, Texas. The bird spent 4 or 5 days at a lake just east of town. He was hanging out around a marina and in my two trips all I ever saw him was perched on a light pole. I don't know anyone who got pictures wihout the light pole. The consensus was that he was hunting the rodents frequenting the dumpsters there. According to a map on the internet it was the farthest south one has been spotted so it was still a very lucky opportunity inspite of his unfortunate perch choice.

Registered on May 18, 2004, 124 Posts, 2503 Comments