Subject: [Tweeters] Edmonds Snowy Owl 12-10-11
Date: Dec 11 17:11:58 2011
From: Doug Schurman - doug at bodyresults.com


As Bill mentioned there was a great viewing opportunity yesterday in
Edmonds.



A few crows were excited by the Owl. At one time there were 6 or 7 doing
fly-bys but the Owl didn't seem too bothered. I kept expecting to see a
building number of crows but they seemed to lose interest. As Bill mentioned
the Owl was very calm. It was perched on the peak of a roof of a modest
sized house that was set fairly close to the sidewalk and road. Cars were
continually going by and there were between 15 and 25 onlookers at all
times.



I did notice the owl perked up and focused its attention. Someone had a
small dog on leash that did a little barking. The dog was the size of a
large cat. The more I watched the owl the more I was thinking that the owl
might be evaluating that dog as prey. Maybe he was estimating his chance of
being able to convert the dog into his next meal?



Anyway, it was really neat to be able to observe the owl. I was there for
about 50 minutes and managed to snap about 350 pcitures along with some
video.



I posted some pictures and 1 video at:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/seattlebirdman/



A big thanks to Dennis Duffy for alerting me about the owl.



Doug Schurman

NE Seattle





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[mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Bill
Anderson
Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2011 3:34 PM
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: [Tweeters] Edmonds Snowy Owl 12-10-11



This afternoon (Saturday, 12/10) a snowy owl was perched on the roof of the
house at the SW corner of 9th Ave. and Walnut St. in Edmonds. The owl was
drawing quite a crowd, which was staying on the sidewalk and not walking up
the fairly short driveway for a closer look. The owl seemed unphased by the
presence of its many admirers or the occassional strafing crow, I suspect
because it was perched on the roof and not on the ground. It appeared to
be a first year bird, as with the exception of its face, there was more
brown than white on its body.



I will have to withdraw my entries from the contest for the poorest snowy
owl photos, as I got some excellent photos standing across the street using
my 7D and big honkin' 100-400 telephoto zoom lens. That will probably be
the closest I will ever get to a snowy owl unless one lands in my backyard,
which I suppose is a possibility since it was less than two miles from my
house.



Bill Anderson; Edmonds, WA. USA