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The legendary long legged Snowy Owl (lemmy.world)

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My first thought was what the heck is up with her legs?! 🤣

I really enjoyed this shot once my brain sorted out what was going on. Also grabbed some more Snowy pics from the series.

Such great smiley faces in all of these.

Photos by Mike Lentz Nature Photography

What a cool perch!! Thanks for landing on it for me buddy

I spent weeks with this Snowy Owl and it will go down as one of my top photographic opportunities ever.

Fun fact: Snowy owls prefer open space. They like to hunt in treeless places: tundra, airport fields, or beach dunes. The open space helps them in their pursuit of prey.

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Look at these tiny wings and long horns

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This owl is just made up of all sorts of odd proportions! 🤣

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