This afternoon, between 3:30 and 4;30 PM, the airport snowy owl was once again frequenting the area around the glycol facility, just north of the first tunnel on Cargo Road. It appears she'd been hunting along the chain link fence on the north side of the facility's driveway entrance, because just as we drove in, she rose up from there and flew to the nearest lamppost just north on Cargo Road. She roosted there for a long time, long enough for some photos, showing both her extensive breast and belly bars, and the black crown feathers. Then she flew south over the glycol building and perched on a light at the road's edge on the opposite side of Cargo. She made a brief foray over the runway just to the south, then returned to the lightpost, where she disgorged a large pellet, indicating recent hunting success. She was still resting there when we departed. Linda Whyte
PS: For those unfamiliar with it, the glycol facility is the building with two large blue tanks for holding de-icing fluid. It is opposite the UPS buildings, and is on the west side (left, going in) of Cargo Road. ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html