Snowy Owls …Who doesn’t love them?

Well if you haven’t seen a Snowy Owl this winter, your time is just about up.

Snowy owls migrate to southern Ontario and other areas in the winter due to food shortages in the artic, where they normally prey on lemmings, ptarmigan and arctic hares.  The abundance of field mice, voles and the flocks of Snow Buntings and barnyard pigeons in our region lure them to stay for a few months each winter.   Bluebird Meadows has even had them hunting in our fields.  The great thing about these owls is that they are active in the daylight.  It is nothing to go for a drive, particularly in Tiny Township and see no less than 4-6 owls in a single afternoon.  Local farmers argree the same ones come back year after year.

Snowy Owls are the largest (by weight) of North American owls.  In winter, look for Snowy Owls along shorelines of lakes and the ocean, as well as on flat agricultural fields and airport lands.

A special thank you to Donna Tolmie, Bluebird Meadows’ photographer at large for the fabulous photos.

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