Snowy Owl

Snow Owls are active during the daytime, from dawn to dusk

They have a direct, strong, and steady flight with deliberate,

powerful downstrokes and quick upstrokes. They make short flights,

close to the ground, from perch to perch, and usually perches 

on the ground or a low post. During hot weather,

they can thermoregulate by panting and spreading their wings. 

Snowy Owls are very aggressive when defending their nest. 

The snowy owl is a patient hunter that perches and waits to 

identify its prey before soaring off in pursuit. Snowy owls 

have keen eyesight and great hearing, which can help 

them find prey that is invisible under thick vegetation 

or snow cover. The owls deftly snatch their quarry with 

their sharp talons.

A snowy owl's preferred meal is lemmings—many lemmings. 

An adult may eat more than 1,600 lemmings a year, 

or three to five every day. The birds supplement their 

diet with rabbits, rodents, birds, and fish.

These magnificent owls sometimes remain year-round 

in their northern breeding grounds, but they are 

frequent migrants to Canada, the northern United States, 

Europe, and Asia.