As previously mentioned…this winter there has been an abundance of Snowy Owls. I can’t imagine the condition of some of the backroads that I would normally travel with all the Snow that we’ve had.
Still there are many well-traveled roads that will be plowed like the location where this one was found.
May recall the Snowy on a snag and using the grain bin as a blind…well this was a continuation of what unfolded when he decided to finally take flight.
Note the talons…this is the business end of things that all Birds of Prey use to catch prey…much like large barbless fish hooks.
Snowy Owls main diet consist of mice/voles here in Manitoba and lemmings in the Tundra where the spend the summer and nest…like all owls they have extremely good hearing and vision.
Cheers !
Dennis