Forest flights in a snowstorm
A snowstorm hit Bragg Creek last weekend quickly draping the area in white and pushing the temperature way down. I caught sight of this owl along a familiar stretch of open forest divided by a gravel road.
It was a steep challenge keeping sharp focus as she flew through the trees and with the heavy snowfall but I had a great hour or so watching her and trying to keep up. I ended up with many in-focus tree, out-of-focus owl shots but when it worked out the other way around there were some interesting images.
When I did return to my car, it did take a few minutes for my fingers to thaw – that’s always painful but quickly forgotten.
She was very successful during the time I watched her. Three field mice were the first courses for breakfast from five silent descents into the tall grass. When time allows, I will share a few of those action shots in another photo story here.
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Beautiful
December 11, 2016 at 10:38 am
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THANK YOU CHRIS FOR ALL YOUR HARD AND COLD BRRRR EFFORTS TO BRING SUCH AMAZING AND BEAUTIFUL SCENES TO LIFE FOR US!!!! I ALWAYS LOVED OWLS. THERE WERE MANY IN THE AREA WHERE I GREW UP.
December 9, 2016 at 1:44 pm
I love owl .. wonderfull ❤
December 9, 2016 at 12:22 am
I think you must have owl eyes to always find them out! (I was going to say ferret them out but I wondered if ferrets could even be killed by owls, a rather different idea!)
December 8, 2016 at 6:07 pm
Your owl shots are one of my favourite series.
December 8, 2016 at 3:02 pm
Wonderful photos!
December 8, 2016 at 11:46 am
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Owl in a snow storm
December 8, 2016 at 10:34 am
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BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL Like Always!
December 8, 2016 at 8:52 am
Thank you LW!
December 9, 2016 at 6:16 am
Really beautiful Shots!!
Dwight
December 8, 2016 at 8:46 am
Thank you Dwight – the owl did most of the hard work and I was lucky enough to watch.
December 9, 2016 at 6:17 am
exceptionally beautiful 🙂
December 8, 2016 at 8:03 am
Good eyes, Christopher. It’s tough to spot a bird like this in such conditions -let alone capture it on film. Congrats, and thanks for sharing.
December 8, 2016 at 7:42 am
Thanks Mike!
December 9, 2016 at 6:18 am
WOW! so wonderful….can feel the flight.
December 8, 2016 at 7:41 am
Absolutely stunning!! Especially like the last photo in gallery set!! Thanks for sharing
December 8, 2016 at 7:25 am
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