Nikon D850 Meets the Rare and Beautiful Snowy Owl - D500 - Nikkor 200-500

I hit the frozen tundra of the northern United States in search of the majestic Snowy Owl and I find it.
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[@adamdorn6500]

Wow Mark your video turned out amazing! So happy to see you got some great photos and got a chance to witness these birds. They are so much fun to photograph! Congrats on 10k subscribers!

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks so much for all the info. If it weren't for you sharing that information with me, this video wouldn't be here. Again, I can't thank you enough. It was an incredible experience that I will never forget.

[@adamdorn6500]

You are welcome Mark glad I could help! I'll keep in touch and let you know about next years activity if you decide you'd like to come back up.

[@randygeene9455]

I am in Southern Ontario, in Canada. This past winter we had a few snowies around but last year we had an irruption of owls which brought many amazing birds to our area. They sat around in fields, on posts and fences. The males are amazing and have very little black on them.

[@n1k1george]

Who out there are old enough to remember Marlin Perkin's narrating Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom series from way back when? Mark's voice and narrating style sure reminds me of that!

[@MarkSmithphotography]

I actually remember watching that when I wa very very young. Thanks. That is a great compliment.

[@kennetht66]

Special thanks for taking us along

[@kenmwesh]

I am so jealous right now!!! That owl totally looks into your soul...i thought it was looking at me just from the picture!! Epic moments!!!

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks. It was a fantastic experience.

[@karn3094]

I enjoyed your video as always, Mark! I especially appreciated your comment about your shutter speed being set too low as the female owl flew over your head - and missing the opportunity for a tack sharp shot, but knowing that you had an experience you will never forget. I often feel that conflict in myself, and work really hard to prioritize my experience above all (though I’m not a pro photographer!). Sharing your thoughts and experience, and your comments on animal behavior and biology add a dimension and tremendous value to your already amazing photography.

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks so much and I really meant it. I might have missed a perfect shot but I had an incredible experience that I will never forget. Sometimes it can be hard to enjoy the moment when you are so focused on trying to get a good shot. The experience is what really matters. The shots just help you relive it! Thanks for all the great compliments.

[@g8erhater1]

This was an AWESOME trip you took us all on. Thanks @Mark Smith

[@yingchen8979]

You’re amazing. Thank you for sharing this beautiful owl and awesome photos.

[@lynnestrome5440]

What an extraordinary experience with such an extraordinary specimen! Thank you.

[@HeinrichWagner]

Awesome impressions! Thanks for this magnificent experience, Mark!

[@tammylines2779]

Beautiful

[@vodka7martini]

I’ve been watching some of these old videos on your channel. Incredible content! Thank you for sharing.

[@xcop524]

They are so beautiful and majestic love when I find one. Great video.

[@davidshaw5979]

Mark these are absolutely beautiful shots. The approach of the owl is remarkable. Thanks for sharing this post. all the best.

[@rvjunke3073]

Just LOVE your. Ideas Mark! Thank you for the photos and videos.

[@mohenning]

Great images! Thanks so much for sharing!

[@MadameX_]

Love the narration! Your love of these gorgeous creatures is infectious. Stunning photos. Thank you!

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks

[@EdgardoRosa]

Just beautiful Mark

[@fofolara]

How good and what good luck to find the bird you were looking for. Excellent video, like all yours.

[@jerjaws]

One of my favorite videos you made.

[@tontastoner9141]

It was worth the drive. Amazing photography Mark!!

[@ungavaproductions]

Jealousy is the first quality of the photographer cause it's make you works harder to get better. So, Mark...you make me jealous. Your shots are amazing and your presentation unique !

[@madefromscratch9871]

Great shots.

[@rickhargett2803]

Awesome stuff not the mention those beautiful snowies!! So glad I found this channel. Keep it up Mark.

[@hilarywhite0]

Absolutely stunning video & photography, National Geographic calls! Thank you so much for making us feel we were there in the cold with you guys. Keep them coming, so enjoyable to watch & very educational. What an awesome bird the Snowy Owl is!

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks so much. I really appreciate it. Looking forward to that call with Nat Geo.

[@ilhuimoctezumajuarez8253]

Thanks for sharing that amazing bird photos with us it's my favorite

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks for watching

[@neildbarker]

Really enjoyed your description of your experience and an amazing series of photos. We're blessed up here in Canada to be able to see them fairly frequently in the winter. I'll never forget seeing my first snowy owl in Calgary late at night. It flew across a well-lit intersection that I could see from my window. Unforgettable memory.Thanks for sharing.

[@kelsi6273]

Thanks Mark, great videos. Just got the Nikkor 200-500 and love it!

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks for watching. You will love that lens!

[@amfmgirl]

This is so incredible, Mark! Your storytelling and photography are captivating. I'm glad I stayed with you long enough to see the straight on shots of this amazing creature! Thanks for sharing. Impressive.

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks so much for the kind words and for watching.

[@ppalm951]

Once again, great work Mark! Love your pics and vids

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks!

[@Sfaunce]

Wow! Those shots of the owl coming right at you are incredible!

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks. Was a little scary there for a moment.

[@PeterJensen1359]

Superb video of the snowy owl mark.

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks!

[@tomdullage1531]

Wow, what fabulous birds! Thanks for sharing, Mark, great video and pictures, as always.

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks for the compliments and for watching.

[@robyn7862]

Awesome...thanks

[@necolleshinori]

This was so amazing! I really love the way you shared the stories of these beautiful snowy owls. Thank you 😊

[@MarkSmithphotography]

That is very nice of you to say. Thanks for watching.

[@sophieparker7226]

Congratulations, I enjoyed every one of your videos thx

[@danielschmidt5974]

I like your pictures very much !!!

[@edwinmaldonado8761]

Awesome Mark your videos are like book stories with a bunch of amazing photos and videos. Thanks for sharing

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thank you for watching and thanks for the great compliment! I really do appreciate it.

[@johnmcfarland2055]

A thrill to see these birds in your video; I can't imagine the excitement of seeing them live.

[@MarkSmithphotography]

It was incredible! Thanks for watching.

[@bartromanowski1262]

That's so cool! Great video

[@joshuahorner2639]

Great video, Mark! I love the way you review your process like a storyboard and explain all the details ( setting up for the bird to take flight, thinking about adjusting your shutter speed, etc.). It all came together nicely.

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks so much!

[@dinsdalephotography]

Incredible shots of those birds Mark - well done! Great video as always.

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks so much!

[@Namaste..]

Absolutely wonderful video, Mark. And congrats on your subscriber milestone! Keep 'em coming!

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thank you very much!

[@DarrylNeil3107]

Sensational Mark. Thanks for sharing.

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks for watching!

[@richardbarakett4163]

Like usual...your pics are so incredible...thank you for sharing!

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks!

[@mattmittlestedt3541]

Awsome owl and excellent photos

[@alanrecktenwald4239]

Fantastic shots Mark. Congrats on 10k!!!!

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thank you!

[@yauki1312]

You shoot so many awesome photos. Two thumbs up from Victoria, Canada.

[@jeffkatzer]

Beautiful!

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thank you

[@tombrotzman8807]

One of the best KZbin videos I’ve ever seen, thank you!

[@MarkSmithphotography]

That is very nice of you to say.

[@arindamdasgupta1710]

Mark, it is a pleasure to watch your content. The video and stills are just amazing. You got good skills mate!

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks so much!

[@user-Kimberly33]

This is awesome!!! Love your hat!!😁💙

[@antonoat]

Magic, thanks for sharing this Mark, another fine piece of work sir. Cheers from the UK. PS congrats on the 10,000 subscriptions.

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Cheers and thanks!

[@andrewn7329]

Such a beautiful bird, and fantastic shots.

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks!

[@WhittyPics]

Congrats on 10,000 subs. It seems like just yesterday you broke the 5000 mark. You deserve 100,000 or more. Your work is incredible.

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thank you so much. That is very nice of you to say.

[@Bryster51]

Excellent work and journey, many thanks!

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks!

[@kathys9999]

WOW, amazing pictures! What a treat!

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks. It was fun.

[@myroadtours6147]

Beautiful captures...really dig the Bob Ross t-shirt as well.

[@strongandco]

What a magnificent bird! And once again, congratulations on 10K subs, it's well deserved.

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks so much!

[@POPOkakaFURZ]

wow so many great pictures... must have been an awesome experience!! Still amazed by how relaxed the owls were and let you get so close to them! :-)

[@MarkSmithphotography]

It was an awesome experience that I will never forget. Thanks for watching and for the great compliments.

[@MsSasha4444]

Thank you for an exceptional experience. It is an inspiration for photographing the Bald Eagles that surround our property on Maquoit Bay in Maine.

[@barnaclewatcher4060]

Congrats on 10K!! Your videos just keep getting better and better.

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks so much!

[@Oceangirl15]

Beautiful owl. Wow!

[@MarkSmithphotography]

thanks

[@sookymbo179]

Hi Mark what majestic birds, so beautiful. Stunning shots when she flew straight at you with her 5 foot wing span, totally unafraid. That was 6 months ago and now you have 19,000 subscribers! Congratulations.

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks. That moment when the owl came right at me was a little intense but well worth it. Thanks so much for the congrats. It's growing!

[@sookymbo179]

@@MarkSmithphotography your'e welcome you know it's going to snowball, you're very accessible and you're passion for nature and photography is endearing. I wish you all the best.

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Soo Kymbo thanks again!

[@markhinson7874]

Absolutely beautiful owl and great photography too!

[@MarkSmithphotography]

THANKS!

[@MrThor49]

A great video Mark. Amazing shots.

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks!

[@jagadeeshanarve5667]

Superb photography and a super bird.O what great eyes..Thank you Mrak..

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks

[@flipperdale51]

Very, very cool. Thanks

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks!

[@karolinafonsecamoreira7913]

Is great video, thanks for sharing, Congrats..

[@SachinSawe]

Awesome work! Keep it going!!!

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks!

[@paulhills1967]

Thank you for a very special video.

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks for watching.

[@kmacfly59]

Another fantastic video Mark and congratulations on 10K subscribers. We were fortunate to have a Snowy Owl irruption in 2011 in the Pacific Northwest, we had numerous Owls and it was the most fantastic experience photographing these beautiful birds. Hopefully they will return again soon.Thanks for your great work and as always I look forward to your next video.

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks so much. I think this year is also an irruption. I would love to see them again and being the Pacific Northwest would be awesome! Thanks for watching.

[@jamicottam4828]

Great work Mark, loving your work and keep the cool vids coming! :)

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks!

[@gordroberts53]

What a stunning video/photos! Thanks so much for sharing, real happy to be one of your subs!

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks for watching and subscribing.

[@bennyob01]

What a treat Mark! Superb video and images as always 👏👏

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks so much!

[@cherylkiatta2987]

I’m an owl lover! My husband is one of your fans and he showed me this video just now. You now have yet another fan. Awesome video!

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks so much. I enjoyed the very short amount of time I had with those beautiful owls. Thanks for watching.

[@mohamedal-iraqi8874]

Thanks mate that was awesome

[@derekmidgley]

Wow, look how gorgeous they are. So fortunate to find them!

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Yes! It was pretty incredible.

[@ChrisSmith-wz4cc]

Great Video again Mark as always... Congrats on the 10K subs Love your work..

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks so much!

[@mickmckean7378]

That's a definite thumbs-up mate, what a beautiful bird. I know how pumped I would have been if it had flown over my head, what an awesome experience for you. Hope you've thawed out by now, and congratulations on passing 10K subscribers!

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks so much. It was incredible and yes, I am now nice and warm back in Florida.

[@dereks8786]

Awesome shots mark. I live in Canada and was lucky enough to get some photos of these birds for the first time this year. The thrill when you find one is amazing!

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks so much and you are 100% correct. It is an amazing feeling being able to photograph one of these owls.

[@keacy11]

I ve just came from eagles shooting in Vancouver , BC and had brown owl in front of our house but I missed the chance to take a photo... I need to find some owl spots around. Mark your videos are very inspiring ! Thanks

[@wez498]

Excellent stuff, thanks for sharing. Congrats on 10k subscribers!

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks for watching and for the compliments.

[@tomlee812]

What a wonderful experience... Thanks so much for sharing it with us. I've seen one in captivity here in Southern England, but to see one in the wild is awesome...

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks for watching. It was an incredible experience for sure!

[@101Jackd]

Hi Mark. I really enjoyed the snowy owl photos and comments. I just saw some at the Tulsa zoo a couple weeks ago. Can only imagine how exciting it was to see them in person. Thanks

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks for watching. It was a fun time!

[@davequick3373]

Holy smokes! Some of the best shots ever!!! You are awesome. Id love to get that lens for my D500. Really big thanks for sharing that one.

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks for the great compliments and for watching.

[@jarl5817]

I got Snowy Owl as my second ever owl. Saw at least 5 in Stratford, Connecticut on several different outings, so you know it's an irruption year! Glad you got a chance to photo these guys. I have a cell phone pic of two sitting a few feet apart on a pier. Watching from Arizona after finishing up my last birding day here, got 60 lifers! Congrats on 10k, and let's hope for 10k more!

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Sounds like you had a good time with them as well! Thanks for watching and thanks for the compliments.

[@jinsendo]

Amazing breathtaking images. Your presentation is great! Thank you.

[@MarkSmithphotography]

THanks!

[@idmithun]

That's beautiful bird... thanks for another amazing video :)

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks for watching.

[@fiveadi]

Amazing!

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks!

[@tw9535]

Killer shots... as always! Congrats on 10k

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks!

[@Pontie66]

Amazing shots!!!

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks!

[@dbmeo3417]

Thank you thank you thank you. Hands down my favorite bird.

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks for watching!

[@landrover4444]

Absolutely astounding. I remember seeing snowy owls in Burlington, Vermont in the winter. They were stunning. Thanks for the journey it was very cool. More videos please.

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video and I have more planned!

[@sharonheinsohn6338]

Magnificent wow

[@daytonwhittle7592]

That was cool

[@PayneJon77]

Incredible animals. Well done good Sir.

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks!

[@kenmiller9856]

Congratulations and awesome photos !!

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thank you!

[@ninoliberatore1491]

Mark congrats on the 10,000 mark you really do fantastic videos ,i am learning so much thanks again

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks so much for watching. I'm glad you are learning from the videos.

[@ishootinraw1]

Wow ! Great video and a geat presentation.

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks so much!

[@gamingtutor4575]

Beautiful pictures Mark, truly breathtaking. I just got my D850 last week. Not had a lot of time to really get out yet and snap some photos. But the detail you get is insane. Amazing for cropping.

[@MarkSmithphotography]

Thanks and I agree 100%. The detail is so nice.