Taking Off
by Cheryl Baxter
Title
Taking Off
Artist
Cheryl Baxter
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Photograph - Photography
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The regal Snowy Owl is one of the few birds that can get even non-birders to come out for a look. This largest (by weight) North American owl shows up irregularly in winter to hunt in windswept fields or dunes, a pale shape with catlike yellow eyes. They spend summers far north of the Arctic Circle hunting lemmings, ptarmigan, and other prey in 24-hour daylight. In years of lemming population booms they can raise double or triple the usual number of young.
"All About Birds"
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January 27th, 2015
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