Like their owls, the snowy owls look fairly lazy for one good reason, preserving the energy. Usually, they stay in one location for long time with eyes half-closed, even not bother openning the eye wide. Photogpraphing the flying of snowy owls are always birders preference and enjoyment. Neverthless, watching and photoing the stationary snowy owls are also interesting since this will docuemnt the birds, their behaviors and teh relation to their environments. Snowy owls normally stay in high position such as the top of the dune, utility pole, roof and the treat when hunting, so they can search for preys easily. In other times, when snowy owls are rest they prefer a location that is secure, isolated with natural barriers such a river to separate from people. They will take a high and secure location to stay during night.
P1 Noon, 2018-01-07, Rye, NH
P2 Noon, 2018-01-14 Noon, Rye, NH
P3 Late Afternoon, 2018-01-14 , Rye, NH
P4 Evening hour, 2018-01-14, Rye, NH
P5 Morning, 2018-01-21, Salisbury， MA
P6 Unwilling to leave even faced crowd simply because of the prey; Noon, 2018-02-17, Duxbury， MA
P7 A true snowy owl in resident house, not a toy, Afternoon, 2018-02-19, Salisbury， MA
P8 Snowy olw on the rail of the balcony, Afternoon 2018-02-19, Salisbury， MA
P9 Morning 2018-03-10, Hampton Beach, NH
P10 Streching, Afternoon 2018-03-18, Salisbury， MA
P11 Afternoon 2018-03-19, Salisbury， MA
P12 Dusk 2018-03-25, Salisbury， MA
P13 Dusk 2018-03-26, Salisbury， MA
P14 Evening 2018-03-27, Salisbury， MA
P15 Hunting on the road side, Evening 2018-03-27, Salisbury， MA
P16 Ready to fly, Evening 2018-03-27, Salisbury， MA
P17 On the top of the bird nest, Morning 2018-03-31, Salisbury， MA
P18 Noon 2018-03-31, Salisbury， MA
P19 Searching the prey below, Evening 2018-03-31, Salisbury， MA
P20 Evening 2018-03-31, Salisbury， MA
P21 Evening 2018-04-01, Salisbury， MA
P22 Morning 2018-04-28, Salisbury， MA
P23 an Unsuccessful hunting in the marsh, Morning 2018-04-28, Salisbury， MA
P24 Morning 2018-04-28, Salisbury， MA
By examing the photos of this owl after back to home from the field, I realized that this owl was apparently slim than before. It had acompnied us for amlost three months, followed and harrased by a group of birders. I was starting worrying about the fate of this creature, and was guilt being following it around those days. In most times, I found that the people with less experiece and poor equipment were really the cause that severely interfering the life of the owl, especially during hunting.
P25 Morning 2018-04-29, Salisbury， MA
The last shooting of the snowy owls in 2017-18 season. It was a raining day. The owl rested on the top of a lamp in a parking lot.
This owl gave me and other people great joy in the whole spring time. I hope this owl be healthy, safe and have a happy life.
Selected Photos from Snowy Owl 2017 Season (1) - Flying Owls 