A young, possibly female, snowy owl perches along the New Jersey shoreline as the sun rises slowly on a chilly winter morning. Snowy owls, our visitors from the north, all have a face full of white feathers. Males tend to be almost completely white, with some dark mottling. Females tend to have more mottled dark feathers, and younger owls have some of the more distinct mottling of all.
Tolerance of humans is another issue, altogether. Some owls, like this one, will tolerate being approached slowly. When I left this owl it was still perched on the same branch, and I was able to return sometime later for some photographs taken at a slightly different angle. Other birds will fly off at any sight of humans, sometimes even hundreds of yards away. They are welcome and sought after winter visitors to the New Jersey shoreline. #ILoveNature #ILoveWildlife #WildlifePhotography in #NewJersey #WildlifeConservation #Nature in #America #USA #SnowyOwls #Canon #Bringit #DrDADBooks #Photography #Picoftheday #Photooftheday
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