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Snowy Owl faces frosty future: classed as Vulnerable for the first time

In Photos: Drenched snowy owl gets a helping hand from Canadian kayaker

December 9, 2021December 4, 2021 Supertrooper Leave a comment

A snowy owl that recently found itself stranded in Canada’s Little Lake near North West River was fished out of the frigid water thanks to a kind-hearted kayaker. Billy LR Gauthier and Kara Montague were enjoying a gentle paddle on the lake when an owl swooped down from a nearby bridge startling Gauthier. It “really […]

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White Snowy Owl Spotted in Rare Sighting in Central Park!

White Snowy Owl Spotted in Rare Sighting in Central Park!

February 8, 2021February 11, 2021 Supertrooper Leave a comment

A white snowy owl was spotted in Central Park the last week of January, according to TimeOut! According to Paul Sweet, the collection manager of the Department of Ornithology at the American Museum of Natural History, it’s the first time in over a century the species has been spotted in the park!  Photos on […]

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Best of the 400

Best of the 400

May 4, 2019December 23, 2019 Brian Anderson Leave a comment

So I have finally crossed the line and made the personal milestone of 400 birds seen in Britain and this has got me thinking back on a few of them and which ones I enjoyed most. Now you’d think it would be easy just by picking the rarest but it’s not that simple. One may […]

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Snowy Owl Snettisham

Snowy Owl Snettisham

March 20, 2018December 23, 2019 Brian Anderson 4 Comments

I tried to take the old fella for the Owl yesterday but he had other plans so we put the trip on hold until this morning. We set off at 5am and arrived at the coast around 7am stopping briefly to tick Fulmar from Hunstanton Cliffs and to grab a shot of an obliging Barn […]

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Birding By The Sea

Birding By The Sea

March 6, 2018December 23, 2019 Bob Pelkey Leave a comment

Well, this is not actually a post about birding by the sea, but birding by the Long Island Sound at Hammonasset Beach State Park. Images in this post are from a trip to Hammonasset in mid-January when I met world eBirders Julie Hart and Daniel Schlaepfer with four additional visits in February. Julie was kind […]

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Arctic Fox and Snowy Owl Filmed Doing Strange ‘Dance’ – But Why?

Arctic Fox and Snowy Owl Filmed Doing Strange ‘Dance’ – But Why?

January 16, 2018April 28, 2021 Supertrooper 7 Comments

Tourists in Hudson Bay, Canada, are usually most eager to see polar bears. But in November of 2012, it was a snowy owl and an Arctic fox that stole the show. Over the course of about a week, the fox and owl were seen repeatedly dancing around each other, almost as if they were playing. […]

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Snowy Owl faces frosty future: classed as Vulnerable for the first time

Snowy Owl faces frosty future: classed as Vulnerable for the first time

January 14, 2018February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 3 Comments

Striking, widespread and widely recognised, thanks in part to the Harry Potter books, the Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus was previously listed as Least Concern, the lowest threat category of the IUCN Red List. However, this assessment was based on earlier figures that estimated the global population to number around 200,000 individuals, and the absence of […]

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Snowy Owl At Long Beach Connecticut

Snowy Owl At Long Beach Connecticut

January 8, 2018December 23, 2019 Bob Pelkey Leave a comment

Slightly east of Bridgeport and south of Stratford lies a magnificent wildlife venue called Long Beach. The Snowy Owl above (image 1) was photographed at Long Beach in December 2017. With adjacent Pleasure Beach it is noted that they comprise more than 25% of Connecticut’s remaining undeveloped beachfront property. The Dunlin with Sanderling above (image […]

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