There have been two Snowy Owls hanging around one of the barrier islands on the south shore of Long Island for the past week.  I’ve been having bad luck finding life birds this fall.  But today, I found this species within five minutes of parking my car!

(There have been reports of them being harassed by birders and photographers this week, so be careful if you see them.  A Park Ranger told me that today, a photographer chased one of the owls down the beach.  The owls are down here looking for food because food ran out further north.  They’re in a stressful period of there lives.  If they fly off, you’ve gotten too close. Please don’t chase after them.  We’ve got to do our best to welcome and protect these birds.)

The bird I saw was most likely a young male.