Photographer Yves Adams braved the freezing cold of Montreal (minus 20 degrees) and followed a specimen of snowy owl all day to be able to immortalize this beautiful bird in three images that are traveling around the world. His camera was able, in fact, to fix the owl with one leg stretched behind while it is balanced on a claw giving the impression of ice skating with an unusual smile.
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La snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus) is a splendid bird of the family of strigidi which inhabits northern Europe, but especially the central regions of the United States and Canada, so much so that it has become the official bird of Quebec.
Its unmistakable white plumage it increases over the years. Females are darker than males with brown spots that never turn totally white. They feed on lemmings, small rodents and voles. To hunt they are able to remain motionless during the flight in a precise point by flapping their large wings.
The photographer Yves Adams braved the freezing cold of Montreal (minus 20 degrees) and followed a specimen of snowy owl all day to be able to immortalize this beautiful bird in three images that are going around the world. Her camera was able, in fact, to stare at the owl with one leg stretched behind while it is balanced on a claw giving the impression of ice skating with an unusual smile.
“I really wanted to get close to this bird - Adams tells the Daily Mail - so I crawled very slowly through the snow for an hour or so. Eventually I got very close, maybe 15 meters away, but the owl was very relaxed. It was a beautiful scene to watch, despite the cold. Even though the bird was in a deep sleep, his eyes peeked out recording every movement I made. Suddenly he woke up and stretched. All of this happened within seconds, so I had to react very very quickly “.
Was it worth it you say?
Simona Falasca
