Beautiful picture. What kind of bird is that?

Snowy Owl

Thanks, yes it's a snowy owl.

There was a beautiful one who made North Smithfield it’s stop over for a few days. Magnificent creatures

I caught a few photos of one at Sachuest last year. This picture is amazing because of that purple background!

Wonderful, what a treat!

Excellent, yes I was so fortunate to have a colorful morning for this experience 😀 thanks

r/superbowl would love to see this.

I was there and saw it, too, but I couldn't get through the crowds of photographers to take a picture 😁

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I watched one eat a crow in newport some years back.

Stunning

Was it on Aquidneck Island? We have a few.

what type of bird is that

wenever i see some large bird of prey perched on a light pole while driving down the highway i always think to myself, wats going on in your bird mind right now, perhed above the world murderouse power in your claws, wats going on in your bird brain up in your tower

What in the world is a snowy owl doing in RI? That’s incredible

How beautiful 😍

Actually I was the only photographer present that morning!

Thank you 😁

Thank you 💜

It's part of their migratory pattern, they are often sighted around select areas during the winter around here. Thank you 😁

It was in that general vicinity, yes.

Hedwig was visiting Hermione?!

There was a crowd when I was there, too. I was there accidentally just to walk!

Wow! What a great picture. I still need one for my life list 😁

What’s your camera setup? My wife recently got into wildlife photography & your photo looks amazing!

Thank you! I shoot with a Fujifilm GFX 100s, and for this image I used a 250mm lens with 1.4x teleconverter.

Same here. Went for a walk and saw the owl out on a rocky promontory, very dramatic, and about twenty people with the largest telephoto lenses I've ever seen at various sites along the shore to capture it. It looked like a presidential press op. My little phone camera zoom was only able to turn the owl into a slightly larger white blob.

I was hoping someone posted this. 😃

Thank you! I'm new to reddit so wasn't familiar with that group until now.

Probably the same day!

It looks like a bird.

Wow. Magnificent!!

Thank you 😁

An owl has three eyelids: one for blinking, one for sleeping, and one for keeping the eye clean and healthy!

The general rule of thumb with protected wildlife, like Snowy Owls, is to not ask or give away any locations. Even the general vicinity. Especially on a public forum. That way the wrong people don't show up and stress the animal out.

Wow I’ve never seen them around. Can you name a few spots where they can be seen?

Generally it's not good form to disclose specific locations, but I've heard that they have been seen from North Kingstown to Block Island, Newport to Narragansett, and I'm sure elsewhere in the area. Good luck!

I understand, thank you still!