After watching this beautiful video about a rare invasion of Snowy Owls into the United States this winter, I made it my mission to get pictures of the elusive raptor that usually remains up in arctic regions. After receiving a tip from another friendly photographer, I woke up early, drove 60 miles, hiked 2 miles in 5 degree weather, and found the snowy owl I was after – mission accomplished – my first pics of a wild snowy:
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© 2012 Peter Green. All rights reserved.

© 2012 Peter Green. All rights reserved.

© 2012 Peter Green. All rights reserved.

There was also a Northern Harrier successfully hunting rodents in the dunes:
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© 2012 Peter Green. All rights reserved.

4 Comments
Magical!
Agreed.
beautiful
Your photography is Amazing.