Snowy Owls in Pa

   We have been hearing about Snowy Owl sightings in Pa.  After numerous visits to the area with the hopes of seeing one, I finally was able to spot the Snowy Owls with some timely tips from a friend.
   While on a previous trip to spot the owls, I told my son that I wanted to get a photo of a Snowy Owl as it sat on the snow with some cornstalks in the foreground and from a perspective that was looking slightly up at the owl.  Well, here is my photo of a Snowy Owl that is close to the one I dreamed of snapping... is just isn't as sharp as I would like.

... it was a quick shot and was slightly blurred by my unsteady hands.  I wish I would have added to my dreaming that I wanted a sharp photo of the owl.
   The experience of seeing these large white owls from the far north was spectacular, even though my photos didn't turn out to be anything great.  Just look at the wingspan on that large owl as it flies low across the snow-covered fields.

The owl's wingspan must be close to 5 feet.

One of the Snowy Owls took a break from pretending it was out on the tundra and perched on the roof of a shed for a few minutes.

That's a big owl!  You can see some truck tires leaning against the posts of the shed and use them to give some scale to the picture .

Here is a photo of a very white Snowy Owl sitting on a fence post.

Here is a photo of  Snowy Owl winging off over the hill...

... to hopefully be seen another day.