Snowy Owl On A Rock Jetty #3
by Morris Finkelstein
Title
Snowy Owl On A Rock Jetty #3
Artist
Morris Finkelstein
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
The Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) is a very large owl with a wingspan of about 52 inches and a weight of about 4 pounds. They typically breed in the Arctic and Taiga but have been venturing further south in winter to the northern United States. Snowy Owls are found on barrier beaches, airport fields, marshes and farmlands, and feed on rodents, small animals, ducks, and gulls. The first-year males and females have dense bars on their chest, while the adult females have lighter bars, and the adult males are essentially all white. They are mainly nocturnal but have also been seen hunting during the day as I've previously observed.
This Snowy Owl standing on the rocks of a beach jetty at sunrise was photographed along the Long Island Sound, in Stratford, Connecticut on 12-4-2017. I used a Nikon D810 camera body and a Nikon 500mm f/4.0E FL ED VR telephoto lens to capture this image. Settings: 1/400 sec, f/5.6, ISO 400. This image is a square re-edit of the image titled “Snowy Owl On A Rock Jetty #2”.
I am honored that my photograph was featured in the Fine Art America groups:
USA Photographers Only, 12-13-2021
FAA Portraits - Birds, 12-14-2021
Just Perfect, 12-21-2021
Water Forms, 9-4-2022
Birds In Focus, 1-30-2023
Gentlemen Club Art Group, 2-6-2023
10 Plus, 2-7-2023
Art For Passion - Passion For Art, 2-9-2023
1000 Views, 9-15-2023
1000 Views Special Feature, 9-17-2023
Five Star Artist, 9-17-2023
If The Image Excites You, 9-20-2023
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