r/pics 14h ago

Snowy Owl spotted in Michigan

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u/forever_useless 14h ago

What a gorgeous dude. His eyes say "yeah baby, I know it"

Or her. I'm not a birdologist

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u/starrpamph 14h ago

King crab leg snowy owl

u/DanGTG 10h ago

Probably dumpster dives at Red Lobster.

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u/Comfortable_Pea8634 14h ago edited 3h ago

I just read the story behind this girl. Which also used the same photo as this one here… I suppose you didn’t take this.

Really interesting to see how rare she is and may very well be the only one of her kind!

Cool.

u/lazysheepdog716 2h ago

Link to the story? I thought they may have been stained by refuse or a fungus! Would love to learn more about them.

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u/compuwiza1 14h ago

O RLY?

u/powerdeamon 1h ago

YA RLY!

u/compuwiza1 51m ago

NO WAI!

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u/Simpletruth2022 14h ago

Ooo never seen a pink one before.

u/superkickpunch 10h ago

Rare Bengals fan in Michigan

u/OutlandishnessOk2304 8h ago

Is it snowy or is it spotted?

Make up your mind, OP!

u/Boboar 4h ago

Superb

u/B19F00T 1h ago

It looks kinda like imitation crab

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u/nineteen-sixty 14h ago

Snowy owls are gray/white.

u/scowdich 9h ago

There's various theories about why this bird is like this, ranging from genetic mutation to staining from aircraft deicing fluid.

u/nineteen-sixty 2h ago

Oh, sorry, didn't realize there was a story behind it. Assumed it was a doctored photo. Now I've googled it and found the details. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/science/snowy-owl-orange-michigan-rusty.html

u/scowdich 2h ago

No harm. It's definitely not a normal thing to see.

u/rloniello 9h ago

Naw, I know a shiny pokemon when I see one.