snowy owls
White northern hunters
Snowy owls are large white owls native to Arctic regions, known for their striking pale plumage and yellow eyes.
Males are nearly pure white; females and juveniles have dark barring.
Unlike most owls, snowy owls hunt during daylight hours, preying mainly on lemmings.
They occasionally migrate south in winter irruptions when prey is scarce.
- lemmingsArctic rodents symbolizing blind conformity
- cold climatePersistently low temperatures regionally
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
- nocturnalActive during darkness
- birdsEgg-laying flying vertebrates
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- polar regionsAntarctica, polar bears, Arctic Ocean, glaciers, Arctic
- Canadian ArcticNunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon, Baffin Island, Yellowknife
- Arctic Phenomenaaurora borealis, Northern Lights, northern lights, polar night, midnight sun
- Taymyr Peninsula
- migratory animalsCanada goose, geese, ducks, sandhill crane, swans
- Arctic AlaskaKiana, Arctic Ocean, polar bears, polar bear, caribou
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Warm-climate feathered animals
toucans · scarlet macaws · birds of paradise · spotted owls · barred owls
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Large black scavenging birds
crows · blackbirds · black vultures · black swans · black cockatoos
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