A nice surprise! As I sat in my car looking for any sign of a gull at Bradford Beach this morning off in a distance I spotted this big white bird flying to the south. It was over the water and then heading right towards me. Still off in a distance, I thought, gezz, this gull, looks almost like a Snowy Owl. As I watched, it landed on the beach, to my surprise, it was a Snowy Owl. As I was getting out of my car, I was not surprised to see a dog walker with their dog walking towards me. I quickly got a few images as I knew time time was running out with this dog coming. I watched the owl look to the road, then back towards the dog, that was it, the owl headed out over the water. I never saw a Snowy Owl on a beach before, not that I could remember. It was a dull morning with cloudy skies, temps around 16, and a good wind out of the west. Images were taken on December 15, 2017.
Snowy Owl right after landing…
The head pops up…
The Snowy Owl looks to the road…
The Snowy Owl looks to the dog getting closer…
And off it goes out over the water…
I’m glad you were treated to a good show by the snowy! What a beautiful wing pattern! Thanks for sharing.
Any idea where it went? That’s amazing. Nice photos. Thanks!
I’ve never seen one…great photos, the pattern on the wing is stunning!
Great images Jim. Wonderful work!! Thank you!