Hi all, I just looked at Ron Greens shots of the Snowy Owl. Ron you have some great shots there! Say looking at Ron's shot 0060 it shows a large dark shadow down the center of the owl along its sternum. This shadow makes me think the bird might be quite thin. If it were fat, the breast would be rounded like in a turkey breast one might buy at a grocery store.
In other words, the breast would be well rounded and wouldn't show the shadow it shows in the photo. I am still wondering what the owl is feeding on when photographers aren't feeding it mice. As far as I have heard, and I could be mistaken, no one has seen the owl actually catch any wild prey. I saw in a video the other day that stated Snowy Owls can go up to 30 days without any food. But this was on their nesting grounds, not the wintering grounds. The Colorado bird has a very long journey north again. This brings up another point I have been thinking about..... If Rough-legged Hawks, which nest in the arctic, winter here every year and migrate north every year, why don't we see Snowy Owls every year. Are there just fewer snowys in the world, or are the majority of snowys just that much better at finding food that the hawks are. Being better hunters, enables snowys to remain farther north most years. Its all just a thought on my part. Scott Rashid Estes Park -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds". To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en Visit the CFO Website at: www.cfo-link.org
