A juvenile snowy owl, Nycttea scandiaca, feeds on bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus, blubber along the arctic coast, 1002 area of the Arctic National

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A juvenile snowy owl, Nycttea scandiaca, feeds on bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus, blubber along the arctic coast, 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska

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Size: 3401px × 5120px
Location: Kaktovik Barter Island 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Alaska
Photo credit: © Steven J. Kazlowski / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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