By chance, while driving along the lake yesterday afternoon, I watched a Snowy Owl land on top of a utility wire insulator. It perched there just long enough for me to get these portraits and video.

Jonathan







Video
https://flic.kr/p/238wzRQ

FANTASTIC shots J, i havent seen one yet here in north central WI but others have....thanks for posting

Nice. Thanks 4 sharing.

Great job. I haven't seen one yet this winter I'm not sure why.

Are they normally out and about in the day light?

Jonathan, This gentleman takes some shots that might interest you. http://www.assateaguephotos.com/Other

Ain't he a dandy! Yes they are out during daylight-think about it, where they come from there are some LONG days. Equally long nights 6 months later.

None this year yet.

Saw another one yesterday, today I bumped a pair of smaller owls two times on the way out to shoot a coyote

Great Horned owls are courting and making nests now here in WIs, Eagles also.

You guys up north made the news down here. The other day while listening to the commodity markets & farm news on the radio they had a short segment on the snowy owls being seen in the northern states. I thought it was odd to here that on the radio since I live in Kansas. Is it really rare to see one? Thay look beautiful.

I saw my first Snowy Owls (3) this winter in Kansas. I was lucky enough to see these 2 together one day.

This is the first one I saw, kind of surprised me to see it and took a quick photo w/ my cell phone. Just happened to be sitting on a NWR sign.

Pawnee, They are common up here in the winter months, but it is "rare" to see them up close. I get lucky some years.

Jonathan

Nice pics sir!
Seen way more than normal this year in MN.

Mike, do you live in northern Kansas ? I’ve lived here 30+ years and never seen one, and I don’t miss much. Thanks for sharing the pics

Jonathan, I really enjoy you photos. Thanks for the reply

X2 seen a dead one on the road the other day wish I could have picked it up for mounting, I did notify the local warden and noticed it was gone today

Pawnee, yes I live in Phillips County. And here I thought I was the last one to see a Snowy Owl in KS but I guess not. I just happened to glance to my left when I saw that one in the snow sitting on a sign post. Someone else tipped me off of the other 2 and I went looking for them.

One of the smaller airports here got into a little public backlash for shooting one. While legal, they decided to adjust the policy to be a little more sensitive to the public wishes.

Great pictures.

Good to know. I’ll keep my eyes peeled, and camera ready. Thanks