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The snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus), [4] also known as the polar owl, the white owl and the Arctic owl, [5] is a large, white owl of the true owl family. [6] Snowy owls are native to the Arctic regions of both North America and the Palearctic , breeding mostly on the tundra . [ 2 ]
In 1909, Abbott Handerson Thayer described the snowy owl's black markings on its white snow camouflage as distractive. [1]Distractive markings serve to camouflage animals or military vehicles by drawing the observer's attention away from the object as a whole, such as noticing its outline.
Snowy Owl is an engraving by naturalist and painter John James Audubon. It was printed full size and is an early illustration of a snowy owl and part of The Birds of America . It was first published as part of a series in sections around 1831.
A snowy owl holds part of an American coot in its mouth as it stands on a chimney cap in the Bay View neighborhood of Milwaukee. The bird, the first of its kind seen in Milwaukee this winter, was ...
One of the variations of owl photos (Northern Spotted Owl) O RLY? is an Internet phenomenon, typically presented as an image macro featuring a snowy owl. [1] The phrase "O RLY?", an abbreviated form of "Oh, really?", is popularly used in Internet forums in a sarcastic manner, often in response to an obvious, predictable, [2] [3] or blatantly false statement.
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Several books, mainly children's, have been written about this popular owl, including: Kent Salisbury, illustrations by Beverly Edwards, Ookpik Visits the USA, which, when available, is valued at more than $1,500 (Little Golden Books) Dudley Copland, illustrations by James Simpkins OOKPIK the Ogling Arctic Owl (Canadian Century Publishers, 1965)
The Getty Villa art museum is threatened by the flames of the wind-driven Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades, California, Jan. 7, 2025. A fast-moving brushfire in a Los Angeles suburb burned ...