sâmbătă, 22 ianuarie 2011

JP-135361 A new Snowy Owl

A new postcard with the Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca), received on November 10, 2010 from Satomi (Japan) http://www.postcrossing.com/user/sktour


Almost Eagle Owl size, white with round head and gleaming yellow eyes; legs and toes strongly feathered. Male almost entirely white, female larger, usually strongly barred with dark brown.Young dark brown with dirty white narrow barring. Flight Buzzard-like, glides a great deal on long, rounded wings. Mainly diurnal, also active at dusk; sit-and-wait hunter from ground or low perch.

About postcard: Shin Yoshino, Kojinsha

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