How Do You Identify A Snowy Owl?
Known as the “Ghost of the Arctic,” the Snowy owl is home in the icy tundra of North America. They can hunt all day for food since it doesn’t get dark during the summer. Great eyesight and hearing enables them to find prey almost anywhere. To identify a snowy owl, you will have to rely on photographs or book a trip to the big northern circle. Look at a few websites with close up photos of snowy owls. They’re big and white, about 20 to 27 inches long. Their head is round, without tufts, their bill is black and when breeding, their eyes are yellow. The females and juveniles have more marks and are darker than the male. Note the preferred climate for snowy owls is frigid, but they sometimes search for food as far south as Oklahoma, northern Alabama, and central California. They like hanging out around lakes, coasts and marshes and they may roost on city buildings. Know the snowy owls favorite meals. They are “diurnal” owls, meaning they hunt during the day. The snowy owl likes lemming and