Snowy Owl in the grass
by Judi Dressler
Title
Snowy Owl in the grass
Artist
Judi Dressler
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Photograph - Photography
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This Snowy Owl flew a long way from the Arctic, all the way to Colorado. In the Arctic, during a year where there are a lot of lemmings that the owls eat, the Snowy Owls will have lots of babies. Once these babies fledge the nest, they are now competing with their parents for the same food source, and this does not work well, so the young owls fly south looking for food. This is called an irruption and it happened this year. This year, many snowy owls have been spotted in Canada and along the northern US border states, and some owls have made their way even further south looking for food, including this one.in Colorado. They are typically hungry, and many of them will die due to not being able to find food. I sure do hope this one makes it. It certainly made my day, being able to see this incredibly beautiful owl.
From Cornell Labs: "The regal Snowy Owl is one of the few birds that can get even non-birders to come out for a look. This largest (by weight) North American owl shows up irregularly in winter to hunt in windswept fields or dunes, a pale shape with catlike yellow eyes. They spend summers far north of the Arctic Circle hunting lemmings, ptarmigan, and other prey in 24-hour daylight. In years of lemming population booms they can raise double or triple the usual number of young."
Photo taken on December 27th, in Colorado.
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December 28th, 2017
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Comments (26)
Lois Bryan
Like everyone else, I'm a lover of owls ... have never seen a snowy and probably never will ... but this capture, Judi, has me smiling from ear to ear!!!! So unique ... that expression, too fun!!! You should have a contest for some fun captions!!!! Gorgeous color ... the sunlight on the golden grasses is magical!!!! l/f and t and p
Eva Maria Nova
~ Truly Amazing work, Judi !!! I Love everything about it ))) My heartfelt compliments ))) ~
Judi Dressler
Thank you so much, Pravine, for featuring this image in your group, "Animals And Birds In The Wild"!
Debby Pueschel
This is a stunning image! Guess he figured he wasn't brown and decided to hide in the grass....a stunning capture! FLGTw
HH Photography of Florida
Gorgeous bird playing peek-a-boo in the tall grass. Love those beautiful golden eyes. l/fv
Judi Dressler
Don, thank you so much for featuring this image in the group, "A Birding Group - Wings"!
Don Columbus
Congratulations Judi, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings"! I invite you to place it in the group's "2017 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Judi Dressler
I heard lemmings are a lot smarter than they're portrayed. :) Thanks much, William, I sure do love Snowy Owls too... Thank you so much for the feature in the group, "Wild Birds Of The World"!
William Tasker
I wouldn't want to be called a lemming if I was a lemming. :) Fabulous image, Judi! I so love these birds! Your beautiful image has been featured by Wild Birds Of The World, a nature photography group. L/F
Art Cole
Cool environmental capture! Looks like we are having a nice snowy owl irruption this winter
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