Mercer Meadows in the Snow

I spent a wonderful evening and morning trying my best to photograph the short eared owls at Mercer Meadows in New Jersey.  It was colder than cold.  I went with my friend Alison and we both were layered from head to toe but still frozen after five hours in the cold.  We saw two short eared owls about a mile away, but lots of other critters posed for our cameras.  Here's a sampling:

Short Eared Owl from a Mile Away

The Gray Ghost (Male Harrier Hawk)

Bluebird in the Morning

Downey Woodpecker in the Morning

Male Harrier in the Morning

Hermit Thrush on Sumac

Flicker flying this way

Young Red Tail Flying That Way

Harrier checking out the Bird Box

Harrier Flying Low

Little Deer at Dusk

Alison with two other photographers