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Jaywalker
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Very cool! Ive never seen one in person but would love to. I think I heard a year or two back a couple of them were hanging out at the MSP airport during winter.
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DRob1992
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Beautiful!
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Stumpy
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fadersup: "Wow, so cool. Thanks for sharing, was this your first sighting?"
Yes, my first.
Many who live up there go their whole lives without a sighting
I'm blessed
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papalambeau
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Very cool Stumpy.
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sns
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Fantastic!
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Unas10
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That picture is a good argument for carrying your smartphone with you at all times even though I hate the evil device.
Saw one drift through the headlights once on the way to early morning deer hunting. The wingspan was impressive.
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Snowy_Owl/overview
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Pinetree
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Use to see them quite often as far south as Brainerd. Now that are snowshoe hare population collasped down here(almost non-existant) I haven't seen a snowy owl in a couple of decades.
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andym
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Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing that shot. I hope to see one someday.
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Stumpy
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Saw this South of Ely last week
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Stumpy
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Breezybass: "  We have a few living by me in NY "
My NY Cousin said the same..... I was surprised
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DeanL
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Snowy owls are awesome! I usually see 2 or 3 a winter in south central MN but have yet to see one this winter. When I see them it's usually much less dramatic as the OP since I usually see them sitting on top of a telephone post.
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sedges
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A wonderful photo!
I used to see them pretty regularly in Green Bay back in the 70s.
The best winter irruption I have seen was just a few years ago. There was a snowy on the coast of GEORGIA. Little Saint Simons Island. It spent a good part of the winter at the beach. It was often seen roasting on the roof of a beach-front house, so a local naturalist went to check it out. Pellets were collected from the rain gutters of the house and sent off to someone good at identifying bone fragments. Turns out the owl was eating sanderlings and sandpipers off the beach.
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Savage Voyageur
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Very Cool Stumpy. Thanks
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Mocha
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Whoo and why snowys come farther south
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fadersup
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Wow, so cool. Thanks for sharing, was this your first sighting?
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Pinetree
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My favorite owl
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yogi59weedr
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AWESOME.× 1000
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Pinetree
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Snowy
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Breezybass
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We have a few living by me in NY
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Breezybass
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Yes i live by the shore and there is plenty of food sources 
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airmorse
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Pinetree: " Snowy "
Cool.
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