Snowy Owl

Isn’t she beautiful? Soft white feathers with dark bars indicate that this Snowy Owl is female. The slightest breeze fluffs the feathers on her breast and cowl. She can sit for hours like this. Feathers on her legs form insulated snowshoes for her feet. She thrives in the cold.

But if you’re a vole, a lemming, or a field mouse trying to make a living in the snow, this beautiful creature is the embodiment of terror, of instant death, the end of everything. She is an apex predator, a stealth killing machine, capable of completely silent flight, and her attack rarely fails.

Beware the first impression. Pretty is as pretty does

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