This striking snowy owl makes its home in the Arctic tundra, but the species is known to migrate as far south as the northern part of the contiguous United States in search of food. If you’re in snowy owl territory, keep a lookout for its signature wintry white plumage. While adult male snowy owls are almost entirely white, young owls and adult females like this one have patterns of black feathers among the snow-white plumage. All snowy owls have unmistakably golden eyes, and like other owls, they can rotate their heads about 270 degrees.
An avian predator built for the snow
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Manatee Appreciation Day
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Kirkjufell, Iceland
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National Park Service Founders Day
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Beyond Walls for World Refugee Day
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Great horned owl fledglings
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A plot was afoot
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It’s Endangered Species Day
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Edinburgh Art Festival
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Zelenci Nature Reserve, Slovenia
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Provence blooms with lavender at Sénanque Abbey
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One giant leap for penguins
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The call of the wild in Alaska
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Fire-damaged forest near Wolf Creek Pass, Colorado
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Glacial rivers in Iceland
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Once upon a midafternoon dreary…
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Snow aglow in central Japan
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Ready. Set. Snow.
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International Day for Biodiversity
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Across the great plains of Africa
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Dancing in The Nutcracker
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The Giants Causeway, Northern Ireland
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Basking in the glow
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Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia
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The Unfinished Obelisk near Aswan, Egypt
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Let the games (finally) begin!
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A wild, craggy corner of the United States
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Jane’s Carousel delights
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Moeraki Boulders, South Island, New Zealand
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Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
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Explorer of the sea