Let it be Snowy.......... Owl that is

[ahuxman58]

Some shots of a Snowy Owl on the prowl.

 

[TitusvileSurfer]

Oh my god! A black mouse in the snow?! Did you buy a feeder mouse and throw it out there?! hahahaha Survival of the fittest at its finest. What a great, great shot.

 

[bmwardo]

Wow, that is fantastic. Did you set this up with bait or study/follow this owl?

 

[Blazer88]

Wow, I'm not much into bird pictures but the second and third shots are amazing. The eyes are just spectacular! Excellent job on all of them.

 

[Misled]

Very beautiful, come on, did you plant the mouse????

 

[ahuxman58]

Thank you . This birds natural prey are Leming's which they seek out and feed on in Northern Canada and the Arctic this year as in past years they migrate down in search of food cause food becomes scarce up north in winter. There are scattered sightings all over up here in the Midwest this particular bird has been at this location for a couple weeks now they are daytime hunters and prefer open fields and mounds that rise above the fields and have no fear. Yes people will bring a mouse and place it on the snow and once it see's the mouse it takes all but a few seconds for this beauty to come in and snatch up that mouse and return to its mound. A Snowy Owl will consume on average 3 to 5 Leming's a day. A very rare and spectacular event to see and even better photograph.

 

[TitusvileSurfer]

Magnificent!

 

[ahuxman58]

Here is another shot , look closely you can see a white mouse in the grasp of the Owl, another factoid this is a Female the Males are pure white and the Females have the spots.

 

[Misled]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14241225#post14241225 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by TitusvileSurfer
Magnificent!

Deserves to be said again!!!!!!

 

[rbaker]

Awesome pics! Thanks for sharing...

 

[Recty]

Those are great shots, what lens did you take them with?

Hah, that white mouse is like Eff Ewe and is biting the owls foot

 

[Rosseau]

tsk tsk tsk

 

[ngn8dogg]

F'n nice shots!

 

[Petie]

Just gorgeous, I love to see your pics. There was a Snowy Owl hanging around Elevator Rd up here last winter, but I haven't heard of any sightings yet this year. I would love the opourtunity to photograph one.

 

[91yota]

y'all with your bird photos VERY nice shots!!!

 

[Wondereef]

gorgeous photos, I bet you're using a pretty serious lens to get those shots and not spook the owl.

Tom

 

[ahuxman58]

Thank you guys it is a great opportunity to have the chance at these beauties. This year there seems to be quite a few around cause of the very cold winter. These birds are pretty fearless and have been known to attack Wolves in defense of their nests.

 

[Recty]

Hmmmm, you should put on a wolf costume and get some really unique shots.

 

[IPT]

Would love to see some of these. You'd think living in AK I would have by now. Saw one in a distance in Canada but took off beofre I got a shot. Nice images.

 

[ahuxman58]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14258667#post14258667 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by IPT
Would love to see some of these. You'd think living in AK I would have by now. Saw one in a distance in Canada but took off beofre I got a shot. Nice images.

Thanks, once you do see them you will never forget it. They breed up in Barrow AK.