Video of Snowy Owl - a Rare Visitor to St. Simons Island Georgia
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Snowy Owl a Rare Winter Visitor to Coastal Georgia |
Photos and Story by Diana Churchill/For the Savannah Morning News
We've been seeing some unusual bird sightings in our backyard in central Florida this winter, including the rare appearance of a huge flock of Robins and Yellow Rumped Warblers, but nothing as unusual as the rare presence of a large Snowy Owl that has been hanging out around the Sea Islands of southeast Georgia to our north since early December when the video above was taken. It seems to favor the roofs of condo's and has caused quite a stir with many people trying to catch a once-in-a-lifetime glimpse and a photo or video of the rare visitor. Snowy Owls are usually driven southward in winter when food at high northern latitudes is scarce. The Snowy Owl was in the news again on February 21st as it is still hanging out for the winter.
This has been a rare opportunity for birders to see the great Snowy Owl in the wild - a feat on many peoples birding bucket list. There is a great post on Flickr that has more details and high quality photographs of the great Snowy Owl. Amazing Stuff!
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