Fortunately the Snowy Owl sat still long enough to get a few pix!
It seems the arctic weather we’ve had around here lately has brought more than broken pipes and frozen drains! Joy and Gary Curtis called me Friday, very excited about a bird in their Peyton neighborhood they’ve never seen before. Joy stated the big white owl was one they were convinced was a snowy owl. Seriously doubting it could be a snowy owl, I told her that probably it was a lighter phase Great Horned Owl, as the GHOs in our area tend to be very light in color. She said no, this owl had a very round head. I told her probably the GHO’s feather tufts weren’t up. Well, she and Gary went out again and found their bird, and came back in and called again. After having looked thru’ their bird books and on the Internet, they were convinced their lovely white owl is indeed a Snowy Owl! So Phil and I went out to have a look, but the bird was gone and all that remained was a huge crowd of very excited bird watchers and photographers. As near as I can find, this would be the third confirmed Snowy Owl sighting in Colorado, ever. Truly a once in a lifetime!
Update Jan. 11th 3:30 p.m.-Today I went and saw with my own eyes-it is indeed a beautiful male Snowy Owl! A man was kind enough to share his spotting equipment so we got to see very close up and I have to say, never seen anything so beautiful in my life! Makes me wish I had a fancy camera……!
If you’re going to go see the owl, PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL! This is private property and people live here.