Owl Snowy (Bubo scandiaca) taking off – Bernhard Harbour, Nunavat, Canada – Click for Notes

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I was with Tony Maycock when we spotted the Snowy Owl but this time I did not have my camera to hand so he kindly captured the image for me.  Unfortunately his lens was limited and this is a record photo only.  However during the trip and more especially around Alaska we had several distant sightings of the Snowy Owl.

My later friend Seamus Collins captured a winter image of this owl in Churchill, see also under Canada birds.