When I went looking for Snowy Owls last Monday, one of the places I checked was East Point Sanctuary in Biddeford Pool. The day before 9 Owls had been reported in and around the Pool, and East Point is generally good for at least one or two in an irruption year like this. If they are not on the Point itself, they are often on the small island in the channel between the Point and Wood Island…there was one there on this day…or on Wood Island itself, often on the ridge line of the Lighthouse. The wind had come up by the time I got to the point, and the Winter afternoon light across the sea was beautiful. There is always a particularly wild feel to the ocean off East Point. Here I have put Wood Island Light in the frame with the clouds over Casco Bay behind it.

Samsung Smart Camera WB800F. ISO 100 @ 1/750th @ f4. 112mm equivalent field of view. Processed in Snapseed on the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014.