Snowy Owls

by Jason


Do you know how to tell the difference between the male Snowy owl and the female Snowy owl? The female Snowy owl has a brown curve line on almost every feather. The male only has about thirty brown curved lines.

[Female Snowy Owl] [Male Snowy Owl]


Here is a list of what Snowy owls eat. On the left is what they eat in the summer and on the right is what they eat in the winter.

Summer

  • Ringneck Pheasants
  • Domestic Chickens
  • Ducks
  • Pigeons
  • Guineafowl
  • Geese
  • Sage Grouse
  • Ruffled Grouse
  • Mourning Doves
  • Squawducks
  • Longspurs
  • Fledgling Gyrfalcons
  • Duckhawks
  • Songbirds
  • Fish
  • Short-Eared Owl
  • Long-Eared Owl
  • Screech Owl
  • Cottontail Rabbit
  • Woodchucks
  • Foxes
  • Jackrabbits

Winter

  • Curlews
  • Plovers
  • Snipes
  • Buntings
  • Grebes
  • Moles
  • Prariedogs
  • Arctic Hares
  • Snowshoe Hares
  • Muskrats
  • Lemmings
  • Mice
  • Rats

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This page is maintained by David L. Kaufman
Original formatting by Nick Ningolia