Weird Combination

After too many attempts over a matter of months, I have finally found a Snowy Owl. Reports over the birding hotlines have given locations to 4 separate sitings, but with each attempt to locate the snowy, I would come up empty. It's been a frustrating venture with each disappointment, nevermind the gas spent with each trip, but alas my bloggy buddies, I have finally brought home the goods:



I drove to this area, which is a windfarm under construction, seeing nothing, and then a U.F.W.T. (Unidentified Flying White Thing) sailed low to the ground past my windshield. O.M.G! I gasped in glee and waited for him to land closer rather than farther. Why they choose the land that they do is puzzling. The turbines blanket miles of this landscape with hundreds more under construction. It's such a weird combination. Anyway, he lands a few hundred feet away.








He inspects my car for threat and smiles for the camera.











Then he makes this "happy face"...











Then he yawns...










He must be REALLY tired...





Well, maybe the yawn was stress, because he suddenly flew off...










He checks to see if I am following him.









Nope, but I am still here taking his picture.









What a beautiful bird, and worth the wait.