We were jealous of all the recent sightings of snowy owls in the region – until we had this sighting in Brooklin. I venture to say that it’s the only LITERALLY snowy owl recently sighted. And it’s probably the rarest – being a one-of-a-kind.
Well, maybe I’m rationalizing. But, this owl IS one of the last completed granite sculptures by the famed Cabot Lyford (1925-2016), who titled it “Grey Mouser.” He continued wood sculpting when he got too old to handle the weight and other difficulties of sculpting in stone.
(Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on January 22, 2025.)