Female snowy owl, Bubo scandiacus, on ground showing markings on plumage. Also known as Arctic Owl, Great White Owl and Harfang.

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Female snowy owl, Bubo scandiacus, on the ground showing her markings, head turned to face photographer. Also known as "Arctic Owl", "Great White Owl" or "Harfang". Formerly classified as Nyctea scandiaca. Family Strigidae. Harry Potter's owl, Hedwig, was a snowy owl. It is the adopted bird of Quebec.

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Size: 4672px × 3104px
Location: Birdland, Bourton-on-the-Water, the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire
Photo credit: © Linda Cooke / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: arctic, bird, birdland, birds, bourton---water, bubo, captive, captivity, cotswolds, feathers, gloucestershire, great, harfang, hedwig, migrant, nyctea, owl, owls, plumage, quebec, scandiaca, scandiacus, snowy, strigidae, white