31 below in the Bog!

[jonny_redhorse]

But I had a good morning!..... 1 Great Grey...2 Northern Hawk Owls!I spotted the GGO about a mile south of Townlne road intersection(cty #16) on Hwy #5 close to "Foss road"(east side of #5)...(Yup, you got a road named after you Steve! )....sitting in a popple tree about 50 from the highway.....only bad thing is the sun was coming up behind the owl making for some lighting problems.....snapped a few images and crossed my fingers.....Then I took a run down the McDavitt Road and spotted a NHO sitting about 250' off the road atop a tamarac.....the #2 NHO was on Hwy#7(east side)(close to the Sax road intersection)....a great Owl day!

cold and frosty this morning to say the least!...

notice the frost on the owl's face....gotta be tough for these owl's one would think...He's in his "hunting mode"...didn't mind me there at all!

the first NHO off the McDavitt...

2nd NHO on hwy #7....

a snowshoe hare that didn't seem to mind letting me get close to take his pic...

[Jim Almquist]

Jonny it looks like you had a outstanding day and I must tell you I am VERY jealous

[buzzsaw]

NICE!! That last snoeshoe is terrific! I think its my favorite image of yours, Jonny!

[Steve Foss]

I really like that final image too, Jonny. Sounds like you had a great day!

Foss Road, eh? Guess that'll go along with the city named after me in northwestern Minnesota. Not that Fosston has ever rolled out the red carpet when I've been there.

[finnbay]

Great shots, jonny. I think that last bunny is my favorite as well! Keep warm!

[Dbl]

You are a brave man jonny! I am with the rest on the bunny!

[Borealhunter]

I tried to lighten it up some on Adobe photoshop 7 and like you said the light was tough. You can see the halo around the owl but I thought I share it anyway.

[jonny_redhorse]

Thanks Guys!.....Yes,one of my better days in the bog for sure......Good try Mike!...Tough to make a photo better when it's not very good to start with....maybe some time spent in photo shop doing the "lasso" thing... maybe changing the sky to blue etc. would help.....certainly hard to get these bird subjects to do what you want em to do....and be where you want em to be....