Hi All-- John Holden and I found a Snowy Owl on a pole east of Vermillion on 180th street on Wednesday morning. The bird appeared to be sound asleep. Twice it "yawned" though perhaps this was a behavior preceding regurgitating a pellet--we were not sure which (we never saw a pellet). We made an effort not to disturb the owl and never flushed the bird. Nevertheless, here are some striking photos-- http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com/ dan -- Dan or Erika Tallman Northfield, Minnesota [log in to unmask] http://sites.google.com/site/tallmanorum http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com http://picasaweb.google.com/danerika The White Album: Portraits of Minnesota Birds<http://www.blurb.com/b/3992062-the-white-album-portraits-of-minnesota-birds-dan-t> Two Years Among the Odonates <http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/3467428> ".... the best shod travel with wet feet...Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes ...."--H. D. Thoreau; "Back off, man. I'm a scientist."--Dr. Peter Venkman ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html