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Snowy Owl

Bubo scandiacus

Photo by RachelM
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The Snowy Owl is one of the largest species of owl, and in North America is on average the heaviest owl species. It nests in the Arctic tundra of the northermost stretches of Alaska, Canada and Eurasia.

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Photographed at the Calgary Zoo

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