I couldn’t get enough of Great Gray Owls at Sax-Zim Bog. We had marvelous encounters with them on three out of the four days we were in the Bog. On our last afternoon there, one very cooperative Great Gray posed for us. Part of the time he was taking his midday nap and his eyelids were heavy, often closed. For a while he spun his head what seems like 360° as he listened and looked for prey in the snow. He would fly to a new perch; I think there were six different perches that he visited. It was from this perch that he spotted a vole and he flew across the road, pounced, and swallowed it in three gulps. When it was prudent, we moved in his direction to improve our view. Other times we stayed put although some of the gaggle of photogs who always gather when a Great Gray is in view, spoke loudly, made wild gestures, and ran after him when he moved. It is amazing to see how foolish some photographers can be, thinking their photograph is more important than the well-being of the wild animal they’re photographing. It was even more amazing to me that this owl ignored their antics and spent his time napping or searching for prey. When all of the other photographers left in pursuit of another owl, we were alone with this magnificent bird for a couple of hours. Our time with him zipped by. After four hours, the light began to dim and we could no longer capture good images but we had spent lots of quality time with him so our day, and our entire trip, was a resounding success.