Bubo scandiacus
Snowy Owl
AN ADULT SNOWY OWL CAN EAT 1,600 LEMMINGS A YEAR. BECAUSE OF THIS, THEIR LOCAL NUMBERS RISE AND FALL WITH THAT OF THE LEMMING POPULATION.
NUTRITION
OWLS DO NOT BUILD NESTS LIKE OTHER BIRDS. INSTEAD, THE FEMALE SCRATCHES OUT A SHALLOW BOWL IN THE GROUND, TYPICALLY ON A SMALL HILL. WHILE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR PREDATORS, SHE LAYS ONE EGG APPROXIMATELY EVERY TWO DAYS.
EARLY STAGES
SNOWY OWLS FORM AN EXCLUSIVE PAIR BOND FOR ONE BREEDING SEASON, BUT DO NOT MATE FOR LIFE. THE FOLLOWING YEAR, THE COURTSHIP AND PAIRING PROCESS BEGINS ANEW.
MATING
THEY’RE NOT NIGHT OWLS- THEIR ACTIVITY AND SLEEP ARE DETERMINED BY LOCATION, SUNLIGHT, AND PREY. THEY CAN HUNT DURING THE DAY, A USEFUL ABILITY IN AREAS WITH NO SUNSET WHERE THEY BREED.
BEHAVIOR
Bubo scandiacus
Snowy Owl
Bubo scandiacus
Snowy Owl
AN ADULT SNOWY OWL CAN EAT 1,600 LEMMINGS A YEAR. BECAUSE OF THIS, THEIR LOCAL NUMBERS RISE AND FALL WITH THAT OF THE LEMMING POPULATION.
NUTRITION
OWLS DO NOT BUILD NESTS LIKE OTHER BIRDS. INSTEAD, THE FEMALE SCRATCHES OUT A SHALLOW BOWL IN THE GROUND, TYPICALLY ON A SMALL HILL. WHILE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR PREDATORS, SHE LAYS ONE EGG APPROXIMATELY EVERY TWO DAYS.
EARLY STAGES
SNOWY OWLS FORM AN EXCLUSIVE PAIR BOND FOR ONE BREEDING SEASON, BUT DO NOT MATE FOR LIFE. THE FOLLOWING YEAR, THE COURTSHIP AND PAIRING PROCESS BEGINS ANEW.
MATING
THEY’RE NOT NIGHT OWLS- THEIR ACTIVITY AND SLEEP ARE DETERMINED BY LOCATION, SUNLIGHT, AND PREY. THEY CAN HUNT DURING THE DAY, A USEFUL ABILITY IN AREAS WITH NO SUNSET WHERE THEY BREED.
BEHAVIOR
Rusudan
Jimmy on Fire
AN ADULT SNOWY OWL CAN EAT 1,600 LEMMINGS A YEAR. BECAUSE OF THIS, THEIR LOCAL NUMBERS RISE AND FALL WITH THAT OF THE LEMMING POPULATION.
NUTRITION
OWLS DO NOT BUILD NESTS LIKE OTHER BIRDS. INSTEAD, THE FEMALE SCRATCHES OUT A SHALLOW BOWL IN THE GROUND, TYPICALLY ON A SMALL HILL. WHILE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR PREDATORS, SHE LAYS ONE EGG APPROXIMATELY EVERY TWO DAYS.
EARLY STAGES
SNOWY OWLS FORM AN EXCLUSIVE PAIR BOND FOR ONE BREEDING SEASON, BUT DO NOT MATE FOR LIFE. THE FOLLOWING YEAR, THE COURTSHIP AND PAIRING PROCESS BEGINS ANEW.
MATING
THEY’RE NOT NIGHT OWLS- THEIR ACTIVITY AND SLEEP ARE DETERMINED BY LOCATION, SUNLIGHT, AND PREY. THEY CAN HUNT DURING THE DAY, A USEFUL ABILITY IN AREAS WITH NO SUNSET WHERE THEY BREED.
BEHAVIOR
Kako Topuria
Cugo in The Forest
AN ADULT SNOWY OWL CAN EAT 1,600 LEMMINGS A YEAR. BECAUSE OF THIS, THEIR LOCAL NUMBERS RISE AND FALL WITH THAT OF THE LEMMING POPULATION.
NUTRITION
OWLS DO NOT BUILD NESTS LIKE OTHER BIRDS. INSTEAD, THE FEMALE SCRATCHES OUT A SHALLOW BOWL IN THE GROUND, TYPICALLY ON A SMALL HILL. WHILE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR PREDATORS, SHE LAYS ONE EGG APPROXIMATELY EVERY TWO DAYS.
EARLY STAGES
SNOWY OWLS FORM AN EXCLUSIVE PAIR BOND FOR ONE BREEDING SEASON, BUT DO NOT MATE FOR LIFE. THE FOLLOWING YEAR, THE COURTSHIP AND PAIRING PROCESS BEGINS ANEW.
MATING
THEY’RE NOT NIGHT OWLS- THEIR ACTIVITY AND SLEEP ARE DETERMINED BY LOCATION, SUNLIGHT, AND PREY. THEY CAN HUNT DURING THE DAY, A USEFUL ABILITY IN AREAS WITH NO SUNSET WHERE THEY BREED.
BEHAVIOR
