Peggy et al:
That is indeed correct.
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Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] Photographing snowies
A correction to Bill Whan's post: my understanding is the latest research shows that irruptions of Snowy Owls are actually because of a bountiful Arctic food supply during the preceding breeding season and the irruption is the large number of immatures dispersing. See Scott Weidensaul among others.
Peggy Wang
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> On Dec 5, 2017, at 9:56 AM, Bill Whan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> It seems this season is a poor one for raptors in the north, and those
> of us who live in warmer climes are seeing more of them now. "Birders"
> with cameras find them irresistible as photo subjects.
> But there must be a zillion photos out there of owls staring at the
> photographer, usually in the wide-open settings where they most often
> look for lunch. All these photos look pretty much alike alike; once in a
> while a photo might be taken of an owl with bloodied talons or even dead
> prey, but they tend to retreat to eat. Photos of such subjects are
> sought after, even if they are pretty much of identical birds in
> identical settings.
> I can imagine that owls, if they could and cared to observe humans,
> would notice field characteristics--colorful 'plumages,' typical
> postures and approaches, but potentials that might be dangerous.
> Unlikelier than a tasty warm or vole, humans clumsily tend to hold to
> their faces glassy instruments. Humans have an anxious tendency to edge
> closer and closer to owls, all too often until they become unwelcome.
> By searching the internet it is easy for us humans to find innumerable
> snowy owl photos. But that seems not enough. We want to see our 'own'
> owls, in our 'own' place, even though it is almost always
> indistinguishable. Each birder must share his or her 'own' identical
> image, tedious as it must be, of a snowy perched on a beach, looking
> suspiciously toward the camera.
> This is a lot more boring than stamp-collecting, but we seem
> drawn to share out OWN versions of the standard photo. This is just a
> bit strange, and always tedious for folks who view the results; it is
> something the owls too put up with, even if carefully undertaken.
> --Bill Whan
>
>
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