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(Photo by Marcel Gahbauer)
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Size: 50-68 cm
(similar to Osprey). Description: Predominantly
white, with variable amounts of black barring, heaviest on young females
and lightest on old males. Range: High Arctic in
summer, above the treeline; throughout Canada in winter.
Habitat: Tundra in summer, any open areas in winter, especially
airports and shorelines. Nest: On the ground,
sometimes lined with feathers and moss. Voice: A low
emphatic hoot when breeding, otherwise almost always silent.
Diet: Mostly lemmings when breeding, but will also hunt a variety
of other rodents and birds. Behaviour: Primarily
diurnal. Notes: Usually hunts from an elevated perch.
Some species of ducks and geese nest near Snowy Owls for protection
against predation by the Arctic Fox. |