Fort EdwardBird-watchers overeager to get pictures of hauntingly beautiful Arctic owls and other exotic northern birds in Washington County are being warned by state wildlife officials to keep their distance or risk a ticket.Several iconic snowy owls — striking mostly-white birds with yellow eyes — have been spending the winter hunting around grassy fields outside of Fort Edward, and are drawing a lot of attention from area birding enthusiasts.Some of that attention has gone overboard, with some people trying to walk up far too close to owls perched in trees or atop utility poles, and flushing birds from one roost to another.