Snowy Owl: Well, I prefer my wildlife in natural settings, but lately a number of snowy owls have been showing up in the DC area...downtown, at the airport, and this one at a shopping...

ACS Loc: Northern Virginia

Well, I prefer my wildlife in natural settings, but lately a number of snowy owls have been showing up in the DC area...downtown, at the airport, and this one at a shopping center. So, you take your wildlife where you can find it!

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Wow - how amazing and how lucky you are! Very pretty image :)

madshad Loc: upstate new york

I am from upstate new York and we have had an influx of these owls into our area and they gorgeous no matter where you see them ! I have a few shots that am going to post,yours is a very good shot!!

Photobud Loc: Palmetto, Florida

Great shot They are such a beautiful bird. Have not seen any in Florida as yet

cameranut Loc: North Carolina

ACS wrote:

Well, I prefer my wildlife in natural settings, but lately a number of snowy owls have been showing up in the DC area...downtown, at the airport, and this one at a shopping center. So, you take your wildlife where you can find it!

Lucky you! Now just send them a little bit farther south. I'm keeping an eye out & I don't care what kind of setting he/she lands in. :mrgreen:

rlaugh Loc: Michigan & Florida

Beautiful!

gtwhogger Loc: Lawton

Rarely get to see them here in southwest Michigan, good shoot

ACS Loc: Northern Virginia

Thanks all....felt very lucky to have seen him in such good lighting! It's been very dreary here since.

ACS Loc: Northern Virginia

cameranut wrote:

Lucky you! Now just send them a little bit farther south. I'm keeping an eye out & I don't care what kind of setting he/she lands in. :mrgreen:

They've been seen in Hatteras and Ocracoke apparently...right on the beach! THAT's where I'd love to photograph one!

Miriam

Haven't seen any in my neck of the woods. Is Maine too cold for them?

photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA

ACS wrote:

Well, I prefer my wildlife in natural settings, but lately a number of snowy owls have been showing up in the DC area...downtown, at the airport, and this one at a shopping center. So, you take your wildlife where you can find it!

I love owls, and am glad you took it where you could find it. :-)

ACS Loc: Northern Virginia

Miriam wrote:

Haven't seen any in my neck of the woods. Is Maine too cold for them?

Actually, I think your area is better for them than ours in Northern Va and definitely better than where they've been seen in the Outer Banks of NC. Sightings our way are VERY unusual and I've heard different reasons, including a shortage of food further north....

http://www.defenders.org/snowy-owl/basic-facts

Cruzjo Loc: Cape Cod Mass

ACS wrote:

Well, I prefer my wildlife in natural settings, but lately a number of snowy owls have been showing up in the DC area...downtown, at the airport, and this one at a shopping center. So, you take your wildlife where you can find it!

:thumbup:

madshad Loc: upstate new york

snow owls come from the arctic therefore its almost never to cold for them.They prefer wide open grasslands like where they are from thus airports are a preferred location. They feed on small ducks and birds and any small mammals they can catch,so in an area that has beaches and open water might be a good place to look. We have several around our area one at the airport one at a sod farm.To get an idea where one might be in your area you can go to cornel universitys ornithology labs web site [e bird .org]they have a siteing section.Good luck in seeing one they are gorgeous and large birds. If you do see one please be courteous to our visitors from the north!!!