Not Even In The Same League...

[busbyea]

Marc; Gary; & Salmon have cornered the market in "Killer Shots" of the Snowy Owl; this year...

But I have to start somewhere...:o

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c23/busbyea/SnowyOwl_20080126-068.jpg


http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c23/busbyea/SnowyOwl_20080126-022.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c23/busbyea/SnowyOwl_20080126-051.jpg

[Snow Goose]

Great sequence! It lacks a little sharpness but still great images. By the way, is that a white lab mouse? I didn't know there were white mice in the arctic.

Bob

[Gary Fairhead]

Nce trio Ted with the second one being my favourite,,for the action and trailing snow..,Just call him Comet:cool:

[bromm]

Excellent job on these Ted, I'd love to have taken any of them.

[NBDigger]

Awesome shots Ted.

[SAS_TDS]

nice shots, I guess I need to go to Cananda to get shots like these.

[IraRunyan]

Great shots, but that white mouse you got at the pet store will never forgive you!

[canonloader]

Great shots Ted, and a nice snow mouse. :)

[avwh]

I'd be delighted with any of these. Second shot is my favorite, Ted - very nice with the "snow trail".

[ajosteve]

These are some fine shots, you should be very happy with them....steve

[Dallas Williamson]

Those are super cool.

[Duckaddict]

I think they are all super shots, but #1 takes the cake for me. The focus of the owl and the seemingly oblivious mouse just reminds me of nature at its rawest form. Thanks for posting!

[Broncobear]

These are all great Ted don't sell yourself short my friend.

[Sindri Skulason]

Wow...I'm lost for words. These are all stunning captures with perfect timing. I take my hat off for you Ted. Outstanding work that shows great field skills and excellent technique. :-)

[aligater]

Great shots Ted, beatiful.

[hTr]

Great Series Ted!!! Beautiful bird, well captured!!

[davewalters]

Can we take it that the other photographers you mention are baiting Snowy Owls with domestic pets also?

[canonloader]

Just a for what it's worth, I asked a pet shop owner near here about pet mice and he said most of them he sells are for food for everything from snakes to pyranhas. Been that way for decades. :)

[Phreddie]

Great series, love the first one - pet mouse or not!

[davewalters]

Mitch - I'm not saying that's not the truth but personally I'm appalled by it. I've kept pets of all sorts over the last 40 years and have found that domestic mice and rats are possibly the most intelligent of the usually kept species. We currently have a Rat who has learned to make a noise in his cage by moving a toy item. Once means he wants chocolate, twice means he wants to come out, two bangs followed by running to the door when he's seen we're watching etc. Another Rat used to sort out all the orange pieces of food from his bowl and pass them through to my wife. When I was sitting next to the cage he'd only pass through green pieces.
Give rodents a chance chaps they're infinately smarter than your regular dogs and cats!!!!!!

[canonloader]

Dave, I totally agree, they can learn complex patterns and I have had pet rats and loved them. On the other hand, hearing a mouse gnawing on something inside a wall or sneaking out from under my dresser across the room gives me the willies and it doesn't bother me at all to set a trap. Some are pets, some are pests. At those fairs where they show raptors flying around with leather straps on their feet, they sometimes use live chicks as food. That bothers me a bit more than mice, cause I love all birds. I try not to think about it too much though. :)

[Blackburnian]

Great series Teddy!

PS: Let's not highjack Ted's thread on the ethics of baiting....They are other forums to discuss such debates.

[pttenn]

Does that mouse have its white camo on??? :) Beautiful shots!
Karen

[Ferco]

wow astonishing shots- I agree let's forget about the mouse- these are fantastic shots!

[EZRider]

Well done congrats!

First one is fantastic indeed!!

[Wayne Wood]

really nice Ted , I would love to have shots like these , but sadly I don't know where he is

[wizard13]

Great series there. That first shot of the owl coming in on the mouse is just amazing!!

[Salmon]

Really great shots Ted! My fav is the second capture. Keep up the good work as well as all that boasting.

[tekkie]

those are great pics

[Stephen Stephen]

I really like these Ted.

[SilverHCIC]

Wow. ... Very nice shots. All I have around here are LBJ's and a few ducks:cry::cry: Those snow awls are beautiful.

[busbyea]

Thank you to Everyone for the great feedback....

And especially to Marc; Rick; & Gary....For the great experience...

[kadacat]

Well - I would have loved to have taken any of those photos - they are amazing! I went looking for the snowy yesterday and came up empty. Could just be I am not looking in the right places :rolleyes:.

[Broncobear]

Well - I would have loved to have taken any of those photos - they are amazing! I went looking for the snowy yesterday and came up empty. Could just be I am not looking in the right places :rolleyes:.

I spoke with a guy yesterday who says he finds them everytime. I'm leary myself...I tend to miss the birds and they can be perched right behind me...I'm sorta still that clueless lol.

A French couple I met at Hilda's this morning caught one near Pink lake, at ski trail number 5.