Snowy Owl

[kadacat]

Not the greatest of shots - the conditions were not good - lighting, wind, distance. But it was so exciting to see the snowy - this is my first time seeing one in the wild. For those in the Ottawa area, this is on Concession Road 19 near Casselman.

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[busbyea]

HI Marlene;

Congrats on your first Snowy...What a thrill eh?

I take by the bad lighting; this was taken Saturday...earlier in the day...

Were you in Tony's or Bruce's tour group....Did you see a bunch of characters standing in the field?

[monty28428]

Congrats on a First!!

[DegasGoneDigital]

nice..........

[pttenn]

You did good, I'd love to see one of these guys!
Karen

[kadacat]

Thanks for the comments all - it certainly is a thrill to see these guys. I hope to go out again and try for some more sitings and maybe a better photo.

Ted - I actually took this around 2:00 this afternoon. There was no one else around surprisingly - my husband actually spotted it. It was a very cold afternoon in the fields around Cassleman - lots of wind.

[Bmd-owner]

Gorgeous Marlene! Thanks for the location too - it's just a few minutes from my house. I'm going out tomorrow!

[Gary Fairhead]

Congrats on the find Marlene...always nice to see one in the wild..I can still rmember the first time I saw one..I was there with a few of the lads on Saturday and we saw 3 different ones including a mature all white male ( into the light no no shots of him)

[sugarzebra]

Well done Marlene....I'm from the Ottawa Valley but haven't seen a snowy owl for many many years. I hope you get another opportunity to see this guy. They are beautiful birds.

[snowyowl13]

Congratulations on your first Snowy.