Thursday and a Snowy Owl

 

Last week I was privileged to be able to photograph my first ever sighting of a Snowy owl. It was about 200 ft. away high atop this telegraph pole out in the center of a large hay field. I was so excited. I have been searching forever it seems, and the local Audubon Society commented on their Facebook page about the location. Even though it was around 30 miles from home, I took off with both my cameras. I wasn't able to get very close, as it was suggested to keep your distance so they wouldn't be frightened. Still I sat for over 30 minutes watching with my binoculars too. My only wish was that I had a bigger lens...

The weather has been bitter cold here, and not over the freezing mark for days. There is promise of some warmth in the forecast soon!

 

Sunday 1-26-2014

I took this shot a few days ago not far from my home. It was a dark gray day, and these eagles were about 250 - 300 ft. away up high in this Sycamore tree. very cold here this morning. At 6:30 it was -6º
More snow on the way. Have a great day everyone and stay warm.

A New Beginning

Hi folks. After being absent for quite some time, I am ready to begin blogging again. In the past few years I have been concentrating on caring for my husband that was suffering from a 10 year struggle with Dementia. He recently passed away peacefully, and I think it is time to get back into something I enjoy doing, and that is blogging. I can't promise I'll be here every day, but please stop by and check on my pictures.
 We're in the midst of a polar vortex again and next week will be worse according to the weather experts. So far here is SW New York state we've had 117" of snow. Not an all time high, but enough, and now the bitter cold temps.. Have a great day all.