Have you seen one? Snowy Owl

It is surprising, but the most exhilarating feeling when you do see a species oft talked about but rarely seen.

Several years ago I spotted a White on route 191 North between Wayne & Sullivan Counties (PA/NYS) and was excited.  Unfortunately, with just a point and shot one can't capture a bird, or an animal at such a distance.

But folks are spotting the Owl everywhere these days, and not where they normally roam according to this piece in the New York Times.

The Owl, in particular the Snowy Owl

When I spied an owl on a telephone pole a week or more ago I was unable to identify him/her.  Perhaps it was a Snowy Owl being observed more and more across the north throughout the country.




The notion of the Snowy Owl amuses me greatly.  When I was in hospital, my physical therapist started a trend: we all got to be birds.  Although originally designated "a hawk," and she a "hummingbird," I later was the Snowy Owl.