Snowy owl

The near perfect camouflage of the snowy owl's striking white plumage against the Arctic's snowy tundra reveals only a glimpse of golden-yellow eyes. These large, powerful owls are so fond of their meal of choice - lemmings - they follow the population around, and may even miss a breeding season when the supply is scarce. Known too as the white terror of the north, the snowy owl uses versatile hunting techniques to hunt by day and pick off prey from land, sea and air. Very occasionally snowy owls might venture as far as the Shetland Isles, one of the coldest places in the UK.

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