As good a resting place as any

[zombiesniper]

Evil snowy has a preferred resting place and I managed a vantage point to shoot her. This one is a decent crop since I didn't want to get to close and disturb her while at rest.

Morning snowy by Trevor Baldwin, on Flickr

 

[DSP121]

Nice One!

 

[zombiesniper]

Thank you.

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

Awesome. This is a resting spot or a hunting spot? Looks like it has a slight elevation so it can watch for prey too.

 

[zombiesniper]

Thank you.

This is her get out of the wind resting location. She can see a bit from here but not much.

 

[tirediron]

Very nice. I wonder why we don't have rainy owls out here?

 

[crimbfighter]

This may be a silly question, but are snowy owls typically ground dwellers, or at least more so than other owls? I'e seen an awful lot of images of them on the ground. Many more than I see in other owl species.

 

[MSnowy]

Nice catch!

 

[zombiesniper]

Thank you.

This may be a silly question, but are snowy owls typically ground dwellers, or at least more so than other owls? I'e seen an awful lot of images of them on the ground. Many more than I see in other owl species.

Yes. Their natural habitat is the arctic tundra. It's devoid of trees or much plant life greater than a few feet.
When they come south they will take up telephone poles or fence posts.

 

[crimbfighter]

Thank you.

This may be a silly question, but are snowy owls typically ground dwellers, or at least more so than other owls? I'e seen an awful lot of images of them on the ground. Many more than I see in other owl species.

Yes. Their natural habitat is the arctic tundra. It's devoid of trees or much plant life greater than a few feet.
When they come south they will take up telephone poles or fence posts.

That would explain it!