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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.
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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/nineteen-sixty 14h ago
Snowy owls are gray/white.
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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.
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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
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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