Mates Print style:16x20 Matted Print I hope that by capturing

I hope that by capturing and showing these moments can inspire others to appreciate wildlife that we pass by every day

Breath of winter's chill

Protector on guard

undisturbed except by the occasional verso ripple of the pulling tide

As his talons left the snow-capped perch

Mates Print style:16x20 Matted Print I hope that by capturingIn the fading glow of a late winter afternoon, the fields lay cloaked in a fresh dusting of snow. The world held its breath in the gentle hush that only newly falling snow can bring. A lazy sun dropped behind approaching winter storm clouds, casting a blue hue over the endless stretch of white. Along an old fence line, barely visible beneath the drifts, a pair of snowy owls perched, their feathers blending seamlessly into their frosty surroundings.