Darker Snowy Owl

This morning Duxbury Beach was almost bearable, temperature-wise, and almost immediately, I has a Snowy Owl sitting on a post above the road.  I was the closest I have ever been to one of these incredibly beautiful creatures, and he refused to fly away.  He was one of the darkest-marked I have seen.  They will probably be gone in two weeks.  What a gift it has been to have so many in our area, probably a once-in-a-lifetime event.

Alex, 4, a budding nature photographer, taking a photo of "Lucky"

This one is from last week

This morning's owl

This may give an idea of how these birds stand out

White-winged Scoter

Surf Scoter with that fascinating bill

Northern Harrier



Red-tail Hawk