Hello Snowy Owl..Good bye Snowy Owl!

Thank you very much Marc, most appreciated I found him/her on Wall road west of Trim. It was 3:30 PM and I had just picked up Gail from work. She was OK with me doing a tour of the area before going home ( looking for the Northern Hawk Owl) and she has great eyes having helped me in the past to find the N.Hawk Owl and Great Greys last year. We decided to take Wall Road coming home when there he is. Gail could see him on a post in the field after I shot the flight so she took the wheel and I went for a walk. The freezing rain made it perfect to walk on the snow as my weight rarely broke through. I got closer the second time and the Owl is at eye level. I will post those as soon as I can. Hope to see you soon and have a Happy New Year and a great 2006.

Gary, these are wonderful shots, I wish we had those here. Great work on these.

Gary;
Well you snagged a good one there buddy. Nice day (Lighting) (Not the Chill Factor).

As I mentioned to you; we went to Janets Cousin's for Dinner tonight. Stopped by Frank Kenny area about 3:45....Just for a look. You know..Hawk-Owl Hunt.

But Janet spotted the Snowy way off (1000 yds) in the field. Stopped for a look; tried to get the kids to see him/her...But off it went. (Oh Well; off for dinner at the cousins.

Rounding the bend on Frank Kenny coming up to Innes; Low and behold there it is right in front of us on a telephone pole.
By now it's getting dark. Cranked the ISO; Opened the Aperture; Opened the the Van door....Pooooof...Gone​.

To make a long story; even a little longer; managed to get a couple of shots of it on the pole (Not real close; but as close as I have been); and two flight shots. Too Poor to post though. I need help to process it.

Nice job on yours.

busbyea wrote:
Gary;
Well you snagged a good one there buddy. Nice day (Lighting) (Not the Chill Factor).

As I mentioned to you; we went to Janets Cousin's for Dinner tonight. Stopped by Frank Kenny area about 3:45....Just for a look. You know..Hawk-Owl Hunt.

But Janet spotted the Snowy way off (1000 yds) in the field. Stopped for a look; tried to get the kids to see him/her...But off it went. (Oh Well; off for dinner at the cousins.

Rounding the bend on Frank Kenny coming up to Innes; Low and behold there it is right in front of us on a telephone pole.
By now it's getting dark. Cranked the ISO; Opened the Aperture; Opened the the Van door....Pooooof...Gone​.

To make a long story; even a little longer; managed to get a couple of shots of it on the pole (Not real close; but as close as I have been); and two flight shots. Too Poor to post though. I need help to process it.

Nice job on yours.

Man, I live 5 minutes from there and YOU get to see it from that close . Oh well, gonna have to go back again!!

Gary, nice series here and I like your composite image.

You already have most of our summer birds down in Sunny Florida ( some snow birds too) Thanks Baldy for looking and commenting.

Wow, very nice shots! Especially with a 280mm lens. That owl sure was active for such a bright day. Good job on catching the flight!

What a great looking Owl love the second one.

What awesonm looking birds you guys have up there. Very well done on all accounts.

Thanks Ted and I would be interested in seeing those shots. Did you shoot RAW?

Thanks Dan and I am confident you will get the opportunity .

These Owls are pretty active in daylight. It makes sense since in the summer months there is so much daylight/evening light/night light in the far north. Thanks for looking and commenting N.

Thanks Padarren and welcome to the Forum

Thanks for looking and commenting Blue

great job on these gary.im a little envious.ok maybe a lot.i would love to find one in the wild some day

Yeah; they're RAW. I'll pop them on a memorystick for the next time we see each other.

Great shooting Gary and Happy New Year.