I went out for a drive with my camera yesterday, hoping to take photos of a nearby river, frozen and snow covered. But along the way I happened upon this beautiful barred owl, watching for prey in the field below. He was unfazed by the car stopping, the sound of the window going down, the excited person behind the camera interrupting him.
There turned out to be no place to park by the river, the already narrow road made more so by the walls of snow on either side of it. By then I was so excited about the owl I didn't mind missing the water, and I had the opportunity to take more photos of him on my return trip.
What luck to have had the rarely used telephoto lens on the camera!
15 comments:
wow! what a handsome guy. great photos, m.
i hope he found what he was waiting for...
he's gorgeous! what a rare treat.
stunning!
i saw my first barn owl recently sitting on the fence catching the mice that thougt living in the garden mulch would be smart-lol it wasn't the wonderful owl took care of that little problem :D
many thanks for sharing
tabby
Can you hear my squeal of delight!
What a fabulous opportunity and you had your camera!
wow...I love owls...
we have a barred one in Galena but, we can only hear his cry at night
never saw one in person..lucky lucky you
fabulous pictures!
Oh my! How wonderful that you got to see her.
AHHHH! I LOVE IT!!!!! :)
Great captures, Melanie!!!
-Lesley (Words and Eggs)
Yes, lucky you had the long lens on - some lovely shots here.
A great start to my day! Thankyou.
Amazing! He is gorgeous.
Oh, so fabulous. Ted Andrews says this about when you see a barred owl: (Gentle Intuition) Spirits are calling. Pay attention to all of the signs. Although small, subtle and quiet, heed that gentle voice of your intuition.
--Diana
just pure magic . i imagine you were excited to see that~
I love these photos! Owls may be my favoritest birds ever. I saw a barred owl once in Smoky Mountains National Park.
Wow! You captured this wonderful bird so well! Looks like he was just posing for you!
love.love.love.
oh what luck for us too! love these!!!!!!!
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