1. SNOWY OWL
By Nikki P

2. IN THE PICTURE IS A SNOWY OWL
Snowy owls have incredible vision. They also can see
from high in the sky and find their prey easily at night or
day . They also rely on their keen hearing.

3. The male snowy owls are whiter
than the females. Females never
become completely white. They
range in size from 20 to 28 inches.
Their wingspan is 4.2 to 4.8 feet.

4. The snowy owls love mainly in the Artic
in open, treeless areas called tundra.
They are active during the day,
especially at dawn and dusk.

5. They perch on the ground or on short
posts.
Their favorite target is lemmings. They
also hunt small rodents, rabbits, birds
and fish and wromes.
An adult eats up to 5 lemmings each day.

6. Snowy owls have yellow eyes and
black beaks. Feathers cover their
legs and feet.

7. The snowy owls mate for life. The
female lays from 3 to 11 eggs at a
time in a nest build on the ground.
The female sits on her eggs until
they hatch. After a month they
hatch.

8. The young snowy owls leave
the nest about a month after
they hatch. They can fly well at
a month and half.
In the wild snowy owls can live
for 9.5 years and in captivity for
35 years.