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

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