BillM Posted January 10, 2014 Report Posted January 10, 2014 Water droplets all over the lens in the first two pics? I thought it was my laptop at first, lol.
Twocoda Posted January 10, 2014 Author Report Posted January 10, 2014 yeah i forgot to clean it after the blizzard pics...lol...
BillM Posted January 10, 2014 Report Posted January 10, 2014 I STILL haven't seen one of these things yet. I'm assuming they are all over Grey/Bruce counties? Any tips for someone looking for one? Any time of the day better than others?
Twocoda Posted January 10, 2014 Author Report Posted January 10, 2014 (edited) the are everywhere Bill...i found its a matter of learning what your looking for ...(white basketball or mini snowman profile or a white 5 gallon bucket with black scuffs on it ) they are that big...best time is all day long...as soon as you spot your first one youll see them instantly while driving (i do now) cruise the back roads with open fields preferable with treelines off in the distance...they are eating voles so look around haybales in fields etc ...its easy to spot when they are in high vantage points but when it gets closer to the ground your basically looking for "big white bumps" on a white background... when im driving i try to think the veiw i have is a picture...im looking for a blown out pixel on that image (tops of poles,trees roofs etc...Barrie area has alot ...a buddy of mine is running Snowy Owl photo tours to tourists with cameras in the Barrie area...lol...he is doing very well...Ive found as soon as you see one in real life your eye is trained to spot them quickly...Im going to head out again today to try my luck.. They eat 7 times a day so are fairly active in moving around...as soon as you do find one ...he will return to that spot time and time again ( its his turf now) for months which gives you lots of opportunities for different lights and action shots. As a hunter you know the best way to catch something is to know your prey so i read alot of stuff to try and put the odds in my favour..but this is the year for snowys for sure.....thousands upon thousands of them are around this year...one was even sited as far south as bermuda ....polar vortex anomaly i guess Edited January 10, 2014 by Twocoda
BillM Posted January 10, 2014 Report Posted January 10, 2014 Awesome man! Sounds like my parents place in Coldwater should be surrounded by them, lol!! Great tips.. If I can't seem to find one of the damn things, I might have to give your buddy a call
Ron Posted January 11, 2014 Report Posted January 11, 2014 Bill, Drive south on the 400 about 8 in the morning. Check every hydro pole, light standard, barn roof and the vegetable crates in the Holland Marsh area. There have been several spotted in that area. Snowy owls are fairly easy to spot. You want a challenge, try to find one of these..... Smaller than a Robin and they like the thick cedars... ironically, average about 4-5 ft off the ground. I have seen them in the tops of the Cedars also, just not as often.
BillM Posted January 11, 2014 Report Posted January 11, 2014 Maybe I'll forgo the slush tomorrow on Simcoe and bring out my 60D instead.
Twocoda Posted January 11, 2014 Author Report Posted January 11, 2014 (edited) seems to be alot of those saw whet around this year....awesome little dude...ive seen several pop up on different bird sites It was great today Bill...3 hours 9 Owls and alot of shots! Edited January 11, 2014 by Twocoda
Twocoda Posted January 11, 2014 Author Report Posted January 11, 2014 (edited) up for a challenge? find the Owl in this image Mel Diotte shot this yesterday...took me a little bit to find it Edited January 11, 2014 by Twocoda
Ron Posted January 11, 2014 Report Posted January 11, 2014 Awesome photo. Easterns are very notorious for hiding themselves very well. They don't like to be seen by anything. Comical that this guy is out in the wide open yet, nearly invisible. Kewl shot. Cheers, Ron...
Twocoda Posted January 11, 2014 Author Report Posted January 11, 2014 Well it was tough shooting in the fog today, I blew countless opportunities for action shots but i couldnt find the birds in the veiwfinder so I just had to make the best of the sitting birds..
Twocoda Posted January 11, 2014 Author Report Posted January 11, 2014 Here are some samples to look for as you drive..quick glances is all it takes...both are zoomed in to 500 after i spotted the dirty white buckets ,,,,
spincast Posted January 11, 2014 Report Posted January 11, 2014 great shots Dave and Ron. We had a Saw Whet owl on our feeder one morning looking in the window. unfortunately by the time we came back with the came he was gone. Hoping he'll come back again and stay a while this time.
BillM Posted January 11, 2014 Report Posted January 11, 2014 Dirty white buckets, lol!!!! Awesome shot Dave. Went out this morning, ended up pulling some guy out of a ditch instead of finding birds, lol. Way too foggy around here anyhow. I'll make my way back down to the Holland Marsh once the weather clears up.
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