Large snowy owls breed on the arctic tundra where they will lay 3 to 11 eggs. The parents can be extremely territorial with their eggs and will defend the nest against all animals that pass by. When in the wild the snowy owls can live to 9 years. Unlike most owls the snowy owls are active both day and night! The snowy owl's main food is lemmings. Adults can eat 1,600 lemmings a year! The snowy owl makes a loud screeching noise. Snowy owl males get whiter than females. Females snowy owls are darker white with black spots. Elderly males can get completely white.
2 comments:
NIce drawing. Do you know where snowy owls tend to live? Here in massachusetts we get lots of snow, but I haven't seen any snowy owls!
Nice one! I went looking for an all white Snowy Owl and found one online:
http://birdwatchingguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/snowy-owl-white-sm.jpg
Post a Comment