Species Spotlight: Snowy Owl
10,000 Birds
MARCH 7, 2025
While the scientific name of the Snowy Owl, Bubo scandiacus suggests that the species has a specific connection to Scandinavia, it really has a circumpolar distribution – its breeding grounds are in the arctic tundra, and some of the birds winter somewhat further south. It is in such a wintering area, Inner Mongolia near Hailar, that the photos in this post were taken in December 2024.
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