For the most part in these neck of the woods Snowy Owls tend to use any one of the many Hydro poles as a perch. Pleasant surprise to find one in a tree along the roadway at the edge of a farm yard.
Sitting waiting for an extended amount of time for some flight action…but it wasn’t meant to be.
The owl decided to go off in the other direction rather than towards me…never the less a Tree Topper trumps a Pole Percher.

Thought I would get an early start and perhaps be able to locate an area which would provide a good food source. Since I’m used to perching on rocks and hill tops I was pleasantly surprised.
They have trees but sadly I find it difficult to land in them as many small branches can’t hold my weight.
Tall grasslands provide safe cover but I find it harder to locate a meal.
Then the perfect spot called a post…it’s sturdy and gets me off the ground with a good vantage point from which to hunt.
Now I have to put up with humans that want to photograph me…don’t know why these humans get so excited to see a Snowy on a post.

I must be some sort of celebrity…just thinkin.

Surprise, Surprise…First Snowy Owl of the 2022-23 Season on Oct 28th. Although it certainly seems a bit early but it’s not the earliest I’ve stumbled across one…that one being October 25th in 2015.

Impossible to say just why the early arrival….perhaps the lack of lemmings which is their main food source in the Tundra and owls are on the move South in search of food.
From what I understand lemming population goes in cycles and are the key factor in the owl numbers.

Every year around this time I ask myself…is this the year for a Snowy Owl Irruption ?
Will have to wait and see.