Snowy Owls are one of my personal favorite birds to find and observe and if lucky enough, to capture in a photo. Most of my shots are of these owls from a great distance or flying away from me. This is the closest I have ever been to the bird. It actually flew over my head and I barely had time to grab my camera and find him in my lens. My heart was pounding. I was beyond thrilled and felt so incredibly happy, as if I was privy to some great and wonderous part of nature.