Snowy Owl

©Rob McKay

Published: May 24, 2010

Rob McKay photographed this Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) as it flew toward him just east of Calgary, Alberta, in winter 2010.

“The Snowy Owls migrate here every winter,” he tells us. “We had a minimum of 30 close to the city this year.”

Rob used his Nikon D300 and a 300mm f/2.8 VR lens handheld.

View photos of other owls:
- Barred Owl stretching its wing
- Barred Owl peering through trees
- Barred Owl, close-up portrait
- Boreal Owl
- Burrowing Owls
- Burrowing Owl in South Miami, Florida
- Burrowing Owl, close-up portrait
- Eastern Screech-Owl
- Great Gray Owl
- Great Horned Owl, juvenile, close-up portrait
- Great Horned Owls in cactus nest
- Great Horned Owl, adult and juveniles
- Great Horned Owl and chick
- Long-eared Owl
- Northern Hawk Owl
- Northern Saw-whet Owl in California
- Northern Saw-whet Owl in Ontario
- Snowy Owl at Wisconsin's Horicon Marsh

Read how one of our favorite owl photographers gets his shots.

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