Snowy Beach by mydigitalmind

My friend and I were in New Jersey photographing waterfowl and decided to follow up on some Snowy Owl sightings in Sandy Hook. Our detour paid off with this cooperative young female. Light was fading, but it made for a great setting.

Sandy Hook, New Jersey
Canon 7D / EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM

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youlittlemonkey Featured By Owner May 20, 2015

Pretty pink skies I am on Long Island I wish I could see a snowy owls I heard they are on Jones Beach.

mydigitalmind Featured By Owner May 26, 2015 Hobbyist Photographer

They are found on Jones beach during the winter. Some years have higher numbers than others.

youlittlemonkey Featured By Owner May 26, 2015

When my husband was a live we would go to Jones beach I haven't been there since but I've heard adout the snowy owls

Acestra Featured By Owner Oct 15, 2014 Hobbyist Photographer

Like the colors, the windy environment; that's what makes this image alive

mydigitalmind Featured By Owner Oct 19, 2014 Hobbyist Photographer

Thank you!

manyakkk Featured By Owner Jan 29, 2014 Professional Artisan Crafter

love this.

mydigitalmind Featured By Owner Jan 30, 2014 Hobbyist Photographer

Thanks

Lahki Featured By Owner Dec 27, 2013 Hobbyist Photographer

Great capture - it looks a bit ood to see an snow owl in sand

mydigitalmind Featured By Owner Dec 27, 2013 Hobbyist Photographer

Thanks! This habitat mimics their arctic habitat

KreepingSpawn Featured By Owner Dec 26, 2013 Professional Digital Artist

What an awesome encounter.

I'm hoping to spot one this winter as well...

mydigitalmind Featured By Owner Dec 27, 2013 Hobbyist Photographer

Thank you! This is the year to see them!

KreepingSpawn Featured By Owner Dec 27, 2013 Professional Digital Artist

I hope so!

detphoto Featured By Owner Dec 25, 2013

love this... we are having a big influx of them again this year..... truly a beautiful creature

mydigitalmind Featured By Owner Dec 27, 2013 Hobbyist Photographer

This was one of the early ones - there are so many of them now!

detphoto Featured By Owner Dec 27, 2013

we have many up here on the Massachusetts coast right now.... I photographed some last winter too... they are beautiful

panna-cotta Featured By Owner Dec 20, 2013 Hobbyist Photographer

Wow, what an amazing photo! I love the sky, it makes everything look quite mysterious. I also like how the wind is blowing but the owl is just sitting still.

I wouldn't have noticed if not the pretty watermark I was looking at, but there is something green in the left-bottom corner which is a bit distracting. You may want to consider cropping it out but it's not a big deal

All in all, wonderful shot!

mydigitalmind Featured By Owner Dec 23, 2013 Hobbyist Photographer

You're right - I should remove that! Now it's bothering me

Thank you for the wonderful comments!

mecengineer Featured By Owner Dec 15, 2013

excellent

mydigitalmind Featured By Owner Dec 15, 2013 Hobbyist Photographer

Thank you!

Laur720 Featured By Owner Nov 29, 2013 Photographer

Beautiful shot. I am hoping to go this weekend. Are they still around sandy hook? or do you know of any resources for recent sightings or if they are still in the area?

mydigitalmind Featured By Owner Dec 1, 2013 Hobbyist Photographer

They are still there. I only found out from a friend. You would have to find out locations through New Jersey birding lists, sites or Facebook groups.

Laur720 Featured By Owner Dec 1, 2013 Photographer

Thank you, I went to sandy hook today with my mom, unfortunately I didn't see any. I looked around north beach and around gunnison. We went around 3 and it was getting later so my mom didn't really want to go hiking or walk around to see them, since it was a bit deserted and was getting dark and we live about an hour away, so she didn't want to drive home in the dark. I had gone in to the lighthouse and heard from a ranger a place they seeing them by a dredging area, but before I could investigate it, we were heading home.

Thank you very much for the info. I kept checking a bird list birding.aba.org/maillist/NJ01

I found it a bit useful but not too specific, I think it could be useful for future sightings. You are really lucky to have seen them

. I don't know if I will get to make another trip, but I have heard of one in Seabright and on the few sightings from that page and will hope to keep listening/hear for more. Thank you.