Sometimes it doesn't pay to go far....(with a pic now)

[JayinMN]

After a 200 mile road trip towards Silver Bay and Finland. This guy shows up a mile from my house, go figure.

Ok, this is all you get I had to down this thing to a stinking 67k to get it uploaded. Maybe I will try later.

Mike, I see you joined, welcome aboard. Here are the details. Townline Rd, E of Hwy 5 .03 miles at 3:15 p.m. today 1-02-2009

[Steve Foss]

Hey, where's the picture?

[Royce Aardahl]

lol, must be age or something

[Jim Almquist]

I think that it is a albino Snowy with its eye's closed

[dewyg]

The thing is so big all we are seeing is the whites of its eye. Nice one keep up the good stuff?

[JayinMN]

Its a snowy owl in a snow storm don't you see it?

Hold on village photo is having a problem.

[finnbay]

Whoa! Nice shot! Great environmental as well!

[jonny_redhorse]

Niiiice Jay!....never tire of those Great Greys!....could this be the same one near the intersection of townline and #5?....Everytime I near that intersection ,I have my head cranked lookin for owls!....lol!

[Jim Almquist]

Great shot Jay with the green tree branch's and the snow it looks perfect.

[JayinMN]

I'm sure its the same one thats been seen there before. Of course a home owner down the road had to come out with his buddy to see if I needed "help." I should have asked if they had a ladder so I could get eye level with the owl. My guess would be it hunts the donkey/horse field on Hwy 5. It was headed that way.

[Steve Foss]

Sweet, Jay!

[jonny_redhorse]

It's good to know that the great grey is still in the area...that owl is going to have to dig pretty deep for those voles after the 10"-14" of snow were supposed to get.....Going to get harder for the owls to get their food(voles/moles/mice) for sure....maybe snow's no problem for great greys...

[Steve Foss]

Through their acute hearing, GGOs are adapted to locate mice/voles in deep snow, and can break through a pretty hard crust to get at them.

[JayinMN]

I'm waiting for the day one plunges into the snow when I have my camera handy. No luck yet.

[Sandmannd]

Wow those are some great shots.