(A day late for Throw Back Thursday…)

Did you know that some snowy owls stay on the Arctic Ocean all winter?  Seven years ago satellite tracking technology revealed their unusual lifestyle.

Read more about the snowy owls who live on ice in the dark in this 2008 article:  Surprise! We hunt at sea.

p.s. Ever since the snowy owl irruption of 2013-2014, Project Snowstorm has satellite tagged and tracked some of the snowy owls who visit the Lower 48 States.  Click here to see maps and follow their stories of these amazing birds.

(photo by Kim Steininger)