Sunrise

On this particular morning shortly after sunrise I saw a snowy owl perched on a farmers wagon 200 m across the farmers field. I took some very distant shots but wanted to see how close I could get. The temperature was -20 C, the snow was deep and I crawled slowly towards him. I was surprised that it didn't seem perturbed at all. Without concern, it would watch my progress and then turn towards the sunrise and close its eyes. When I got within 30 yards I didn't try to get any closer. I just enjoyed the moment after getting photos. Over 25 minutes, it will keep looking over to check on me, and then again turn towards the sun. When I couldn't stand the cold any longer, I slowly retreated without disturbing him. Magical moments! Later in the day we found an adult snowy right beside the road on Snake River Line.