Bird-Watchers Revel in Unusual Spike in Snowy Owl Sightings
Even at age 22, I am still a fan of the Harry Potter series and when I saw an article about the snowy owl, like Harry's faithful pet owl, Hedwig, I had to read it. According to ornithologists, the great birds are ranging from in the north from Boston to Seattle, and everywhere in between. “One showed up at the airport in Hawaii, and they shot it,” Denver Holt, director of the Owl Research Institute in Charlo, Mont. “It’s the first ever in Hawaii and they shot it!” This was not pleasant to read that just because air control felt this one bird was going to affect the run way, they shot it... there has never been anything like that in Hawaii before. The owls are coming down from their cold natural habitats due to a lack of lemmings because of an "owl boom." Many states are getting a little more publicity in certain areas because of the owl's presence. Photographers are happy at the opportunity to get something so spectacular on film. Personally, I would love to see a snowy owl in SC. Crazy, but I would drive to where ever they had set up camp for a little while!
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