Snowy Owl in West Toledo Ohio

A visitor to our neighborhood for the entire afternoon of March 18, 2008! It was Beautiful! (Video by dabombstudios.com)

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Pets & Animals

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• snowy
• owl
• Hagedorn
• Toledo
• Ohio
• Wildlife

[Mazryonh]

The most beautiful raptor I know of. Usually when it finds a high perch like this, it's looking for prey (everything from rats to stray cats). When it finally flew off, did you see what it tore to shreds?

[tandz96]

Well I didn't get to see it fly off, but I made sure my pomeranian was not out alone... LOL

[TheFoshizzlexoxo]

HE CAME TO DELIVER MY HOGWARTS ACCEPTANCE LETTER

[shiningstar0721]

Thats so beautiful...i hope one day to have that happen to me and i get to witness an owl

[falcoperegrinus82]

Being a raptor of the tundra, most hunting is done from the ground or on the wing, not necessarily a high perch.

[falcoperegrinus82]

Killing an owl (or any non-game native bird species) is a federal offence no matter where you are in the US; they are protected under the migratory bird treaty act.

[Mazryonh]

Good idea. They don't come out this far south unless their native lands are empty of prey. Consequently they get hungry--very hungry.

They're powerful enough to take down rabbits or juvenile deer, so it's a good idea to keep watch on your pets whenever you see these or their good relatives the Great Horned Owls out and about.

Don't get any ideas though; shooting owls is illegal in many states, and there are few better ways to increase the rodent population than by killing owls.