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There was one that already made it to Oklahoma this year, but it was soon struck and killed by a vehicle.
It's been a couple years since our last good irruption. 2011/12 were good back-to-back winters, with the winter of 2005-06 being the last one before that. However, the east coast and midwest have gone a few years in a row now with good snowy sightings, and appear to have more visiting once again this winter. It does seem that changes up north are driving the owls south more consistently.
Speaking of 2012, I had the pleasure of enjoying 36 Snowies within 200 yards of my vehicle on January 10, 2012. I had a great digiscoping day with good light and yes, I stayed on the dike.
The Edmonds snowy was spotted on the marina breakwater Sunday. I spent the day watching birds of a different feather, the Seahawks and Cardinals, battle it out on TV.
Monday morning (11/24) I got a call from Terry, who reported that the snowy was back at the marina at about the same location where it was seen Sunday. Terry said it was flying around, so maybe he got some action shots to post up. By the time I got down to the marina, the owl had settled down. I took the opportunity to mount different combinations of cameras, lens, and teleconverters on my tripod. All photos are cropped.
Here's a few shots I took this morning (Monday 11/24) before Bill got there. Wish I could have stayed longer - guess there may be a chance tomorrow. BTW, these were taken using the Canon 7D and 500 f4L +1.4x. Lighting was nice, but dark - just wait until I get my 5Diii
Nice shots, Terry. I found the lack of lighting not to be a handicap due to the owl's bright white feathers. I took some of my shots using -1/3 exposure compensation.
Nice shots, Terry. I found the lack of lighting not to be a handicap due to the owl's bright white feathers. I took some of my shots using -1/3 exposure compensation.
Thanks, Bill. I agree with you on the lighting - but shooting at ISO 800 to keep the noise down lowered my shutter speed to 1/800 - a little slow for flight or movement. I was shooting at an e.c. of -1 because of the dark rocky background.
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