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28-JUN-2011 Hank v/d Velde

20110718 010 Snowy Owl.jpg

Salmonier Nature Park, NL

After initially having spent two days In St. John's, the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador, we set off for the sea bird colony at cape St Mary's. On our way to Cape St. Mary's we stopped off at Salmonier Nature Park where they keep and look after hurt animals and birds that can not be returned to the wild. There is a long boardwalk there along which various birds and animals can be seen in their respective closed off areas. This is a beautiful park and the admission was free. I'll be posting images taken from here over the next several days.

The above image is of a Snowy Owl with a damaged wing. Never before have I seen a Snowy in a summer setting.

Nikon COOLPIX P100
1/256s f/5.6 at 120.0mm iso160 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
blizzard21-Sep-2012 23:25
hank this is brilliant perfect marvelous
godro24-May-2012 00:39
Nice work!!!!
Dennis Swayze30-Sep-2011 11:29
Great capture Hank...love the perch and setting.
Cheers !
Yiannis Pavlis29-Sep-2011 12:24
The details are outstanding on subject .Excellent image Hank.
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal29-Sep-2011 06:54
Zo'n ontmoeting vergeet je niet gauw meer, prachtig!!
Frank Kavanagh Photography28-Sep-2011 19:11
A beautiful shot Hank.V.
silvia marmori28-Sep-2011 14:04
beautiful! and so strange out of season.. has to do with broken wing?
Dan Greenberg28-Sep-2011 01:37
Wow!! Very nice capture of this elegant owl.
Len24-Sep-2011 03:06
Nice shot,the summer foliage shows them up well!!!
Simon Chandler22-Sep-2011 15:19
Beautiful portrait of the bird. Nice background. v
Lennart Waara22-Sep-2011 15:16
A wonderful picture with those two dominating colors! A very fine composition too!
Larry Umthun21-Sep-2011 19:25
Great shot Hank. Beautiful bird!
Carl H. Johnson21-Sep-2011 14:57
Such a gorgeous bird of prey Hank. Can't wait to see more photos from this park.
Guest 21-Sep-2011 14:46
beautiful capture and such a lovely look Hank.
Char21-Sep-2011 14:28
A terrific capture, Hank! \/
Chris Spracklen21-Sep-2011 13:06
A fine shot of this spectacular creature, Hank!
What a beauty! V
Guest 21-Sep-2011 12:09
Nice to see her in the greenery. Well done, Hank.
Guest 21-Sep-2011 10:55
Beautiful capture Hank. V
Marco Valk21-Sep-2011 06:32
Nice portrat of Snowy, Hank
Bryan Murahashi21-Sep-2011 04:52
Beautiful Snowy Owl and photo, Hank.
January Grey21-Sep-2011 04:02
It does look odd to see a Snowy Owl with green foliage & flowers in the background! Gorgeous bird! Nice catch, Hank!
janescottcumming21-Sep-2011 03:53
Beautiful shot of this gorgeous bird!
Guest 21-Sep-2011 03:45
Beautiful image, Hank.
Jean D21-Sep-2011 00:54
Beautiful capture of a summer Snowy, Hank. In light of it's major shortcommings
it will no doubt be well looked after in this Nature park.
Coleen Perilloux Landry20-Sep-2011 22:54
How very beautiful. I like the flowers with the Snowy.
Ted Busby20-Sep-2011 22:51
Very nice to see this owl with some greenery in the background.
Lovey image Hank!
Jean Chiasson20-Sep-2011 22:29
Fabulous image and exposure Hank
Guest 20-Sep-2011 22:27
Outstanding capture, Hank.
jychamberland20-Sep-2011 22:05
wonderful shot Hank!
Stephanie20-Sep-2011 21:39
This snowy owl is absolutely beautiful Hank!!! I'll look forward to seeing more images from this park!
Guest 20-Sep-2011 21:10
Very beautiful capture.Wonderful detail.
Lamar Nix20-Sep-2011 21:09
Beautiful image! You must be a master at getting close to these birds. V
Brad Claypole20-Sep-2011 20:55
They don't camo too well in summer do they!
Jim Coffman20-Sep-2011 20:53
This is among the most beautiful of birds in my opinion! Great capture,Hank...
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