-=1D Mark IV Owners Thread! (it's time)

AnnieMacD wrote in post #17887850
Well, MM, I'd do almost anything to see a snowy owl! Great image and interesting bokeh.

There's enough around here in the winter (wasn't so in the past) that after a photographing frenzy the first couple of winters, they are even almost ignored today.
On a hour trip through the country north and east of here you will almost always see one or two in the fields or on the various poles.

Maxdave

Maxdave wrote in post #17887887
There's enough around here in the winter (wasn't so in the past) that after a photographing frenzy the first couple of winters, they are even almost ignored today.
On a hour trip through the country north and east of here you will almost always see one or two in the fields or one the various poles.

Maxdave

Maxdave, where is 'here'?

Maxdave wrote in post #17887887
There's enough around here in the winter (wasn't so in the past) that after a photographing frenzy the first couple of winters, they are even almost ignored today.
On a hour trip through the country north and east of here you will almost always see one or two in the fields or one the various poles.

Maxdave

I've never seen a snowy. I do find it funny that I would have to fly south to find a bird associated with the Arctic. just my luck I guess.

Rod

I don't have to tell you guys/gals it's cold up here but nothing like last year and so little snow. Last year I waded knee deep (and that is not an exaggeration). This year the lack of snow is hurting the photographer but is great for the raptors. Still getting some luck with my first Rough-legged hawk-

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AnnieMacD wrote in post #17887904
Maxdave, where is 'here'?

I am about 80 kilometres east and slightly south of Detroit, Michigan, in southwestern Ontario ... specifically in a small city, Chatham, population of 40,000 or so, surrounded by agricultural lowland.

I had never seen a wild snowy until three winters ago, when they started showing up in an area of reclaimed lake bottom just north and west of Chatham. Since then, they are spotted all over the county during the winter. They disappear in the spring, presumably to fly north.

Maxdave

Long day. Up at 0400, on the road and trail by 0600...morning was dead=no Long-eared
So another Snowy pic from the first day-

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First the Oystercatchers took flight

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Maxdave wrote in post #17888975
I am about 80 kilometres east and slightly south of Detroit, Michigan, in southwestern Ontario ... specifically in a small city, Chatham, population of 40,000 or so, surrounded by agricultural lowland.

I had never seen a wild snowy until three winters ago, when they started showing up in an area of reclaimed lake bottom just north and west of Chatham. Since then, they are spotted all over the county during the winter. They disappear in the spring, presumably to fly north.

Maxdave

Yesterday (Sunday) a friend of mine (Chad Barry), captured this snowy (he says she is a adult female) near Chatham ... he used a 5D3 with a 70-200 f/2.8 and 1.4X TC.

Maxdave

Perfect eagle portrait.

This one took a loooooong walk and even then the owl was far away...did what I could-

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MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #17891187
This one took a loooooong walk and even then the owl was far away...did what I could-

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You did GOOD MM!

Found some small ones while looking for the Saw-whet-

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Finally home. More snow and colder here than in Ontario. I uploaded some while there but have found a few since
being back-

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