[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/54655732 w=590&h=332]I saw my first Snowy Owls last weekend on Thomle Road north of Seattle. They were on private land and epically far away so my views were limited to nausea-inducing-heat-shimmer-laced glimpses through my spotting scope (as in the VIDEO above)
The Owl on the right.
A slightly closer lumpier view.
The Owl on the left.