Snowy+Owl

__Snowy Owl__

 * By:Angelina**



__Description:__
http://library.thinkquest.org/3500/snowy_owl.html
 * Snowy owls have incredible vision. They can see from high up in the sky and swoop down silently to capture their prey. Like all owls they have good night vision. They are [|nocturnal] and [|diurnal] hunt at night but in the Arctic it doesn't get dark in the summer so the owls hunt in the daylight too. When the owl gets food it swallows it whole or tears it into large pieces to swallow.**

__Size:__
http://lsb.syr.edu/projects/cyberzoo/snowyowl.html
 * This owl can grow up to 21 to 26 inches tall. The Female is about one fifth bigger then the male. The snowy owl is actually one of the largest birds on the tundra.**

__Diet:__
http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/snowyowl.html
 * Snowy owls eat mainly mammals ranging from small rodents to large hares. They also eat bird ranging in size from small songbirds to medium-sized geese. In the arctic, their preferred food is lemmings.**

**__Population:__**
about 300 pairs http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/directive/nyctea_scandiaca_en.htm

__Lifespan:__
In the wild, the Snowy Owl's lifespan is about 15 years. However, in captivity, the snowy owl lives about 28 years**. http://lsb.syr.edu/projects/cyberzoo/snowyowl.html**

__Habitat:__
http://lsb.syr.edu/projects/cyberzoo/snowyowl.html
 * Many people believe that ows live in trees. Although the Snowy Owl does perch in trees to find prey, it actually lives in tiny hollowed out holes in the ground. The Snowy Owl lives in the tundra biome located in Greenland, Iceland, Canada, and the Northern USA.**

**__Range:__**


http://www.ffdp.ca/hww2.asp?id=76&cid=7

__Offspring:__
http://lsb.syr.edu/projects/cyberzoo/snowyowl.html
 * The female lays its eggs in grassy hummocks. She lays them in large clutches. The number of eggs depends on the amount of food the male supplies. The average number of eggs laid is three to nine eggs.**

__Facts:__
http://lsb.syr.edu/projects/cyberzoo/snowyowl.html
 * Unlike most owls, the snowy owl doesn't sleep during the day. The snowy owl actually feeds around dawn or dusk.
 * Snowy Owls tend to live by themselves except when mating.
 * It has been recorded that this bird has flown all the way south to the Caribbean Sea.
 * Snowy Owls also tend to go to airports because of the mice and other small rodents that run around on the ground.