Snowy Owl, Wayne Co., MI 20-Jan-2007

Snowy Owl at Fairlane Green Mall in Allen Park, MI next to Meijer Store. Digiscoped w/ Zeiss 85T*Fl and Fuji F30 from ~50 yds.

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Pets & Animals

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• Snowy
• Owl
• Digiscoped

[WildBuck007]

My first line of thought is why is it there?

Second would try to approach it and with think gloves. Pick it up. It if lets you. Take it to a vet, because they shouldn't let you.

[jourdaj]

@WildBuck007 - The bird showed up at a newly-constructed shopping mall atop an old landfill. It stayed for several weeks feeding on voles/mice that it caught in nearby fields. Unfortunately it was found dead by one of our local biologists a bit later (starvation). A sad end to a magnificent creature. Like most birds found well out of their range it didn't have much of a chance from the beginning...

[seedeater5000]

im am adictied to birds i nearly died when i saw this irresistably cute vid best wishes to the owl ........... i wonder why theres an owl right there?

[jourdaj]

Seedeater, et. al.,

2007 brought an irruption (invasion) of northern owls to lower portions of Michigan. This bird wandered a bit too far and was found in a shopping mall construction area. It remained for a week or two then disappeared. Sadly it was found dead several weeks later. It had been ill. Those of us who saw it will never forget its beauty and majesty!

[pinkhotchoco]

WHAT A CUTIE!

[MPSecare]

@jourdaj : ( that is happening to alot of owls : /

[syncanchoreo]

@jourdaj May God bless this cute little thing's soul! <3

[QQANDY520]

ㄚ哈哈~好呆ㄛ~好棒棒~>_<~

[TheMrdotaman]

1:27 hey he saw me :D

[illustrate100]

I live there. Viewers should realize this is a big city, actually just a mile from Detroit.

He may have been hunting pigeons in the city.

[adeliethepenguin]

Aww, a female one too

[MPSecare]

There is so much going on in that little guys (girls?) head right there!!