Julie Maggert spent four long days trying to snap the perfect picture of a snowy owl in Michigan whose unusual orange colouring has left scientists baffled. The amateur wildlife photographer was ...

If snowy owls are known for one thing, it’s their white plumage. Their coloring helps them blend in with the frost-covered ...

A researcher at Michigan State University who has long studied bird colorations said the orange patterns on this snowy owl were likely caused by some type of genetic mutation prompted by an ...

What's New. Snowy owls are arriving earlier than usual this winter, marking what experts describe as an "early-season push." This contrasts with a much slower migration in 2023, according to ...

Birders in Michigan this year, however, have gotten to witness a surprising rarity. A notably unique snowy appeared this winter: a bird with red-orange coloration on its head and wings.

WHITMAN − "The Snowy Owls of Logan Airport," a 9-minute film about snowy owl expert and protector Norman Smith, ... Miller is a senior multimedia producer at Tufts University.

A video posted to social media in October 2024 allegedly depicted the flight of a female snowy owl and her chicks. A post on Threads shared the video and said, "A snowy Owl mother flying with her ...

AS I SEE IT Snowy owls are a treat: ‘I’m getting to see something beautiful that billions of people have never seen.’ “As I See It,” a weekly photo column by Pulitzer Prize winner Stan ...

A female snowy owl leaves her nest as a human approaches. This is her first line of defense to not draw attention to the nest location. Melissa Groo A white glow against the brown summer tundra ...

One of the largest snowy owl irruptions in recent history was the winter of 2017-18, when 280 of the big birds were documented in Wisconsin, according to DNR data. It's not known with certainty ...