Under the Gaze of an Owl
November 26, 2011
Gaze 3903-11, photo by StacyN – MichiganMoments
This month has been pretty owl heavy. More about the Snowy Owl from November 2008 on Michigan in Pictures.
Stacy says that this was her first wild snowy owl sighting. She spent all afternoon watching it and is in LOVE. See it bigger and see all her shots from this encounter in her The Visitor slideshow.
November 26, 2011 at 11:13 am
What a striking look!
November 26, 2011 at 12:04 pm
Magical! You’ve done a beautiful job ensuring the owl felt safe enough to stay in place.
November 26, 2011 at 1:08 pm
So beautiful.
November 26, 2011 at 1:44 pm
A very handsome owl.
November 26, 2011 at 5:04 pm
Wow, that’s such a beautiful owl. Fantastic photo – thanks for sharing!
November 27, 2011 at 12:48 am
Very beautiful photo….great capture
November 27, 2011 at 11:10 am
Amazing photo! Truly wonderful.
November 28, 2011 at 8:50 pm
Thank you so much everyone. It took me about 40 minutes to first locate the bird, and then I spent several hours using my car as a “blind” to observe it from a safe distance. I used a 500mm lens to obtain the range needed to keep the bird relaxed. After some time, it settled down and would occasionally even close its eyes to rest! It was fantastic way to spend an afternoon.
January 30, 2012 at 7:49 am
[...] even talk with photographer Stacy Niedzwiecki about her snowy owl photos, which we featured on Michigan in Pictures a few months [...]