Adult © Blair Dudeck Macaulay Library ML 195003601
Adult © Jax Nasimok
Juvenile © Ian Davies
Adult © Ian Davies
Adult and juvenile © Ian Routley
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Adult © Bryan Calk

hiiripöllö Surnia ulula

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Identification

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Unique medium-sized owl of the boreal forest. Remarkably long-tailed for an owl; reminiscent of a small hawk in flight with quick, snappy wingbeats. Pale eyes give it an angry look. Brownish overall with white spotting above, barred underparts, and spotted crown. Feeds on small rodents by sight and sound. Often seen perched on the very top of a spruce tree or snag, surveying the surrounding landscape for prey. When rodent populations crash, large numbers of Northern Hawk Owls can move south of their normal range.

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