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Nyctea scandiaca

Snowy Owl

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The Snowy Owl of the high north depends on its prey. When the lemming population breaks down after a four-year cycle, life-threatening feeding difficulties occur. In the winter, the owl is then forced to migrate far south. Boundary Bay, Vancouver, BC. Canada

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