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Bubo scandiacus
This large, heavy owl is predominately white. Young males and females are heavily barred with brown or black. Adult males tend to be lighter. Wingspan is up to 145 cm (57 in) in length.
Breeds on Arctic tundra and often moves south to southern Canada in winter, along with New England. In some years, they move south into northern or even central US.
Spotted on Mar 13, 2014
Submitted on Mar 18, 2014
8 Comments
Nice pic!!
Thanks everyone for your kind comments....
Picturesque. Very nice!
Lovely shots Gordon!
Beautiful shot!
Thanks Patty and Austin. I visited Sax-Zim Bog (Minnesota) for an afternoon and the next morning and found three rare species of owls: snowy, great gray, and northern hawk owls. I managed to photograph all three with varying success, but these two shots were my favorites of the trip. Sax-Zim Bog is an up and coming winter birding location (although summer is also very good). There is some talk of it becoming a National Wildlife Refuge because of its rare and unusual species. Very cool place (especially in winter...grin).
Wow!!!!!!! Beautiful owl and picture Gordon!!!!!! =)
Love the composition with the moon! Awesome shots!