Snowy Owl Pre-Flight
Copyright Jeffrey Foltice
I was fortunate to capture this moment of a Snowy Owl just before it took off from the sign post it was resting on yesterday in Muskegon County, Michigan. Today it will probably feel more comfortable now that snow has finally arrived again in West Michigan.
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He is a beauty! Nice capture!
Beautiful
Beautiful. I love your pictures.
How fortunate! Nice!!!
Steph
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Incredible timing to capture this!
Such a beautiful bird.
I too thought of Harry Potter. I love the owl’s pose. Beautiful image.
Lovely!! The first thing that comes to mind is Harry Potter
Beautiful shot of an awesome bird. It is very tough to get great shots of owls. Kudos to you.
Stunning…….
Great shot!
You’ve captured that slight movement just before taking off, so well!
Awesome capture.
Gorgeous picture! I heard that snowy owl numbers are increasing in North America due to food shortages (no lemmings?) in Canada….
Love the photos…they speak volumes…
Thanks for visiting my blog and choosing to follow it! Great nature picks! i could learn a lot from them!
Jeffrey,
I sure am glad you found my blog so I could find yours! Talk about kindred spirits and Michiganders to boot!
You have a gorgeous space and I look forward to getting to know you. Thanks for subscribing!
Margie
Wow – this is a magnificent shot! Perfect timing.
You’re either incredibly patient….or incredibly fortunate….or both! Beautiful work.
Awesome! I really must haul myself down to the Chicago lakefront, where I hear Snowy Owls have been sighted recently.
Wow, right place…right time! Nice job.
Wow..I love OWLS..they are said to be good luck
Gorgeous photo!
OMG! I LOVE your pictures!!
Great job!
I doubt I’ll ever see a snowy owl in the wild, so I’m grateful for your photos of him!
Amazing catch!!
Beautiful! About 10-15 years ago a snowy owl made a home on top of a specific electric pole in my home county in southern Ohio. He was a draw for people far and wide, myself included, but I didn’t capture any shots as nice as this. Thanks for sharing!
It’s HEDWIG!!
Nice shot
Vineet
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By the way, I’m no fan of snow, but your photo Snowy River is a real beauty. I like your Great Blue Heron shots, too.
I would so love to see this magnificent bird, but so happy to see it at least in your photos. Is it often out during the daytime?
It looks so purposeful.
It reminds me of someone about to dive off a diving board!! Beautiful shot.
Like a fighter jet.
Love this one!
beautiful posed-for-action shot! (smile)
Oh wow! Amazing catch!
What a wonderful owl! We have Great Horned Owls in our woods, but I can never find them when there is enough daylight to get a good photo!
Awesome shot! My boyfriend got some photos of a juvenile snowy owl a week or two ago at Nubble Light in Maine. Apparently there is a huge influx of them all over the country this year, due to a really good crop of lemmings in the Arctic, which led to an irruptive year for them, if I’m spelling that right. Bird talk. Not my thing, but they’re gorgeous owls! Great to see another one here!
This is a really pretty shot! Wish I can take such a beautiful photo like you!
This literally just made me gasp. What fortuitous timing to be there at that very moment! Gorgeous!!!
Beautiful! I am a big fan of owls and I love how you have captured it!!
Oh, what a magical moment captured on film! The snowy owl conjures a sense of time whorling through a universe made wise by the owl’s deep eyeing of the world it inhabits. Thank you for this. It is magic.
Awesome, perfectly timed! Well done.
getting ready for take off, great picture
how do you capture such amazing moments,and where do you find these precious one.You are really lucky and amazingly talented.
Jeffery, I love your photographs. What lens are you using here? Really lovely! Thanks for stopping by my site.
Thanks so much! I was using a 200mm F-2.8 Canon EOS L lens with a 2x tele-convertor
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This is a wonderful photo. Owls are on of my favorite birds. I have never seen a snowy owl. I hope I will get a chance to see one some day.
What a beautiful photo! Great job catching the majesty of Western Michigan!
Oh my word…that is so amazing! I never see owls. You are fortunate to not only see one but to capture it beautifully. ~~Bliss
Wow. One of my life goals is to glimpse one of these in the winter time.
Amazing … just prepare yourself to let go.
wonderful image, what a beautiful owl
Beautiful capture! We hear the owls at night here in San Diego but haven’t managed to find one in the day to photograph (other than at the wild animal park). Congrats!
this one reminds me HARRY POTTER …… AWESOME
Thank you! I’m happy you like it
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Thank you for the lens tip! Keep ‘em coming!
Birds are amazing subjects. Love it. Thanks for sharing.
What a capture! Very inspiring.
You nature photographs are amazing. Such patience…
You surround yourself with beauty
The suspense is killing me! I’m dying to see that bird in flight. I have only seen 2 owl species, and am so eager to see more. Thanks for following my humble little birder blog at http://www.playonbirds.wordpress.com!