And the Greatest of Friends.........

would be the friend who comes and picks you up on a day that's 13 degrees with a wind chill of 0 -- to drive to a field in the middle of nowhere to see
a Snowy Owl.... again! My second attempt.

I value the friend who for me finds time on (her) calendar,but I cherish the friend who for me does not consult (her) calendar.
Robert Brault

Another jane & barbie adventure.

We spent the week -end birding and it will take more than one post to show all that we saw. Today was the Snowy Owl. A few weeks ago
we went and it was so far away that you could not tell it was an owl. Today was
much closer and gave way to better pictures. It was out in
a field by an old fallen fence row. Sitting...sitting
and just sitting.

And here we sit...too, windows down, heater blasting
cold, cold air pouring in snapping pictures and
having the time of our lives.

Aww look, he's smiling

Today we were close enough to see the turn of the head

And the turn of the body

After awhile..he started to preen

Here you can see the dark feathers on top of his head

Then we thought ohhhhh he's gonna fly, but .....

he was just stretching his wings

It spends much of its time perched still and silent on
prominent lookouts, waiting to make forays for prey. Solitary.
Winters in open fields.

and...so we leave the Snowy Owl to his Solitary hunting.

To God Be The Glory ~~ Great Things He Hath Done