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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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Sandy Hook, New Jersey
Canon 7D / EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
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© Melissa Mancuso Penta // All Rights Reserved
Do not duplicate or distribute this photo without permission
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Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 7D
Shutter Speed
1/200 second
Aperture
F/6.3
Focal Length
400 mm
ISO Speed
400
Date Taken
Nov 23, 2013, 5:04:38 PM
Sensor Size
4mm
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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!

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.

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