Snowy Owl

​I took these pictures of a #snowyowl this week. They were done ethically and without chasing this rapture. I arrived (at 6:30am and in my winter camouflage) to a location where I suspected the snowy owls might be. There were two of them but I only spent time with one as I saw the other fly off far away. One stayed within my sight for 5 hours and I saw it hunt and catch voles, but it mostly sat and rested which is what they need to do to preserve their energy. I positioned myself three different times in the five hours that I spent in the wind and in the freezing cold. Each time my photographing distance was greater than a football field length. At around 4:30 hours of watching and waiting this snowy owl flew to me and rested only about 35feet away. After a few quick shots I gently walked away and left.
Putting in my time, it's the only way to do it right...

SnowDay --- I don't really do much with black and white photography but I do like it. I generally will go almost black and white, adjusting a color I want to pop slightly. These domestic geese in snow were already there, black/white naturally.

Go tell it on the mountain, that Jesus Christ is born...

Davids Yard (from a series of pictures)

"Oh my dear, sweet love, it's a long, long journey."
Van Morrison

The Ledge... for Pam, who loves them!

Waterfront #StreetPhotography "Working for a living"

Mourning Dove and Squabs in their nest...

Brown Pelican out "fishin"

Great Horned Owlet

Egrets&Roses

Great Blue Heron

Beach Buddies

Dove

Dawn...

Pumpkin colored full moon...

Pumpkin Harvest

Thus saith the Lord, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and stars by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The Lord of Hosts is His name:

Flowers.jpg, Zinnia.jpg

Geese.jpg

"One can never consent to creep when one feels the impulse to soar"
Helen Keller

Egret.jpg , Beach.jpg , Gulls.jpg