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Wow, that's really a gorgeous bird. How far south do they migrate?

Great picture! Thanks for sharing.

Great pic.

Rick, they don't migrate.

Apparently they can, but it's not a regular or even common thing. The funny part is that if they reach PEI, that would be considered a southward migration. They really need to schedule their vacations better. Our beaches have no hotties on them at all this time of year.

Taken from National Geographic site.
"Though snowy owls usually remain in the Arctic all year, they sometimes migrate south into Canada, the northern United States, Europe and Asia."

I also learned they eat up to five lemmings a day. Poor guys don't die enough by leaping over cliffs???

I wouldn't call shifting a bit South Migrating, not to mention I have seen them around here any time of the year which was why I said they don't migrate. I guess I could be seeing them on their migrations; today is a good day I learned something new.

amazing!

The word is out on the bird watching boards that this is an "irruptive year" for Snowy Owls. Meaning that they will be observed further from the Arctic than normal. These events normally last for one season and won't be repeated for some time. No one is really sure why the irruptions occur. We had Pine Siskins 2 years back for the entire winter. Never saw one around here before or since.