It is difficult to explain how lucky We were on this day.

Bruce Kennedy and I were out in the wicked cold, with a breeze, following this beauty around on an icy path that had 2 inched of snow on it. A very difficult walk!

So, we carried our gear about 2.5 KMS out into this wonderful conservation area, a place where they do not allow baiters.

So, the owl perched about 150 M away from us, on the est end of the park. We waited. And waited! About 55 minutes later, it flew directly at us, circled several times, perched 3 times, and circled again, as it was hunting for voles in 2-3 feet of snow.

Yes, my shutter was busy. I was thrilled reviewing the images, as 99% of them were very sharp.

If you browse through this gallery, you will find a few of my old edits, from back in 2017 February.

Every once in a while, when shooting is slow around here, I go back
k to this folder, and take another look for a new image.

Great fun, and thanks to Bruce for joining me!

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