Snowy owls are active during the day sometimes hunting yet they also spend hours sitting watching the world go by. Late in the day they always do a last hunt and before this they stretch just as an athlete dose before there activity. This was the second time the owl stretched in the last hour before sunset and this time the sun was very close to the horizon.
Comments and suggestions welcome,
Morris
1) Starting leg
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2) Stretching wings
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3) Looking at the small crowd of photographers, possibly hearing the bursts of mirror slap
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YEG-Photog wrote:
These are wonderful! Really super work, Morris.
Thank you Ken,
I'll post more soon
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Tom In Arizona wrote:
Hi Morris...
Great photographs. The light really shows off the whole scene. The last one is my favorite for the pose.
Tom
Thank you Tom,
This bird has a great personality as you noticed with the last photo. It was clearly interacting with us. The enviroment was so parity that I used it in my photos
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johnohio wrote:
Beautiful light, setting, and subject. Bravo Morris
John
Thank you John,
Everything fell in place on Monday when I took these. Even the weather cooperated
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Douglas L wrote:
Gorgeous set, Morris!
Douglas
Thank you Douglas
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espo22lax wrote:
They're back!
Yes they are Nicholas. There are two, possibly 3 on the beaches I photograph them
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MTGFender wrote:
Very nice series Morris! Thanks for sharing! Pramote
Thank you Pramote. It is my pleasure to share
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Stephen G wrote:
Great work Morris!
I had visited my usual Snowy Owl spot out here over the weekend but not seen any yet!
Looks like I need to be a bit more patient.
Thank you Stephen,
If they don't show up PM me and I'll share the location
What gorgeous light you captured with these wonderful poses! #2 amazes me in the body up to wing area, looks like storm clouds reaching upward and building into a thunderhead Love that shot and that little laser eye you caught.
Beautiful lighting, great pics!!
I am happy "your" Snowy is there, "mine" (The one in SoCal, 2 blocks from home) left on Monday ... looking for whither (and snowed) pastures
Love that shot and that little laser eye you caught.
