This gorgeous mature male bird was a fixture on CR7 at Sax-Zim Bog, and a source of solace to those of us that have not seen a GGO in good light. Here is the early morning takeoff, no atmospheric interference, an hour after sunrise. Next, golden hour and just after sunset. View large- hit "L" then "Z".

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This gorgeous mature male bird was a fixture on CR7 at Sax-Zim Bog, and a source of solace to those of us that have not seen a GGO in good light. the third takeoff was just after sunset, with a bit of lavender reflection of the wings. Hit "L" then "Z".

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This gorgeous mature male bird was a fixture on CR7 at Sax-Zim Bog, and a source of solace to those of us that have not seen a GGO in good light. The second image is in the golden hour, hot air interference is a bit more noticeable even though the bird is closer.

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This bird showed up in a large forested park, and seems happy I'm the forest. in its arctic birthplace there are no trees, so it is quite an outlier - most other owls settle in open fields. Here, a preening series. View large

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This bird showed up in a large forested park, and seems happy I'm the forest. in its arctic birthplace there are no trees, so it is quite an outlier - most other owls settle in open fields. Here, a preening series

Tags:   Snowy Owl East Fork lake C Ohio Raphael Kopan Photography Nikon D500 600mm f4E VR Nature Biurds Wildlife

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