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January 19, 2009
Ghost of Winter - SNowy Owl by ~CitizenOlek is a well balanced piece picturing a an elegant bird at rest. The ruffled feathers and alert eyes make this image seem like the owl is peering back at you and is ready to take flight at a moments notice.
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Ghost of Winter - Snowy Owl

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This is an acrylic painting.
24 x 30 inches.

Snowy Owls were frequent visitors to our family farm, just outside of Winnipeg City in Manitoba Canada. I would try to observe them on my frequent outings, but they are quite wary. They often would sit on a favorite perch like this, watching for movememt and a potential meal.

Occasionally I would see a kill from a distance through binoculars and after the bird left I would go to investigate and try to determine exactly what had happened.

This is a female specimen, with these prominent black spots, the males have much smaller spots and are sometimes almost pure white. As with most birds of prey, the female is significantly larger than the male.

I'm very pleased that this painting has recieved a DD.
Thank you to the whole DA community.

Today I visited the owner of the original painting and as promised, here is a better picture of the painting. Hope you all enjoy.

Alex Borsuk
Image size
1754x2238px 4.08 MB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Shutter Speed
1/50 second
Aperture
F/2.7
Focal Length
6 mm
Date Taken
Jan 21, 2009, 11:59:45 AM
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