When owls go south

• Autores: Stephanie Pain
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3052-3053, 2015, págs. 53-55
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • As autumn 2013 drew to a close, naturalist Scott Weidensaul hung up his outdoor gear and settled down for a quiet winter at home in Pennsylvania. He was writing a book about owls and planned on finishing it before nature perked up again in spring. But he hadn't reckoned on the biggest invasion of snowy owls for a century. As reports of sightings flooded in from eastern Canada and the northeastern US, Weidensaul and other owl enthusiasts swung into action. Most people will, never see a snowy owl in the wild, but its distinctive white plumage and golden eyes are familiar to millions thanks to Hedwig, Harry Potter's message-carrying pet. Here, Pain examines what happens when a blizzard of Arctic owls takes a holiday.