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Thank a lemming

10,000 Birds

If they each raised nine owlets, the owlets alone would have eaten over 25,000 lemmings from that valley. The energy they expend will be sorely needed to get them through the winter and get them home to their breeding range up here. Remember that friend of mine that saw 17 breeding pairs of Snowy Owls in a single valley?

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