It’s time to enjoy the Snowy Owl Nest Cam live from up on Alaska’s Arctic Tundra. The Owl Research Institute and Explore.Org have combined for this great learning experience. The Owl Research Institute has worked for over 30 years to further our understanding of owls, including Snowies. Both organizations are worthy of your support. I used Explore’s snapshot tool while watching the owl family to take the images accompanying this blog post. Both parents are often now away from the nest hunting to feed a hungry family.

Visit the Owl Research Institute’s web site to learn more. You need to create an account with Explore.Org (free) if you wish to use the snapshot tool. Be aware the snapshots you take dramatically lag what you are seeing in real time on your computer’s display. As a fyi, I support the Owl Research Institute with both financial and book donations (see my children’s books).

• Snowy Owl Cam (via Explore.Org)
• Owl Research Institute

Snowy Owl Family (Male Snowy Owl arriving with a lemming)

Snowy Owl Cam (direct link)

Snowy Owl Family (lots of images taken using the snapshot tool)

I have been doing some housekeeping with my Flickr and Instagram accounts.  I often upload many more photographs to my Flickr account than I post to this blog, and create albums by topic. The albums evolve over time.

Flickr Albums:

• Costa Rican Birds
• Hummingbirds
• Lighthouses
• Loons
• Mammals
• Owls
  • Great Gray Owls
  • Great Horned Owls
  • Northern Hawk Owls
  • Snowy Owls
  • Other Owls
• Raptors (other than owls)
  • Eagles
  • Merlins, Falcons & Kestrels
  • Ospreys
• Magical Night at Crisp Point Lighthouse
• Northern Lights & Milky Way
• Trains
• Winter
  • Apostle Islands Ice Caves
  • Dog Sled Races & Winter Sports
• Woodpeckers

Here is a sample / photo of a Steak Backed Oriole making a nest from my Costa Rican collection.

Snowy Searches for Color … the polls are now closed and the results are tabulated.

Wow! My thanks for all the great feedback. 145 of you voted, and many people provided additional comments. You voted in a resounding manner … for … Snowy in a Field! 82% of you voted for this cover.  Thank you so very much.

The most common comment for this cover is it looked like this owl was searching for color. Many of you also noted I needed to increase the cover text font size (done).