Don’t know if this is a snowy owl or just an albino… But I saw this guy perched up by a farmer’s field on my way to work!
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Don’t know if this is a snowy owl or just an albino… But I saw this guy perched up by a farmer’s field on my way to work!
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Yeah, that’s a male snowy, you can tell by the fluffy talons and smug expression they have
fluffy cotton
Dark eyes means it can’t be albino. Leucistic at most (lack of pigment, opposite of melanistic = all black, like black panthers). But more likely a male snowy, they can have very few markings.
Looks like a spirit owl
You are so lucky. I love Snowy Owls, but I’ve never seen one in the wild like that.
A heroic quest awaits you
Thanks for sharing! A great find.
Anyone know the interaction with feathers and albinism? Not sure I’ve seen an animal with feathers who are albino, I would be surprised if albinism effects the feathers too though
Snowy owl, and boy are you lucky! And so are we, since you are sharing! Thank you, he is beautiful
It’s a male snowy, most, if not all, albinos will have red eyes too
That’s a Snowy! And a real beauty as well! Congrats!
Owlbino.
Nice capture! They get whiter with age, so this is an old one!
He’s so gorgeous and windswept! I wonder what he’s thinking about, he looks so pensive
Male snowy – no spots
He’s a snowy and he’s gorgeous!
Yep. Male snowys are all white typically
Hedwig!!!
This is a male snowy owl 👍🏻
For more information, All About Birds [Snowy Owl](https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Snowy_Owl)
Snowy, if I remember correctly the males don’t have much in the way of spots or markings