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Tag: Snowy Owl

Snowy Owls in the Yard

Written by The Birdfreak Teamon February 7, 2014March 22, 2016

This has been a wild winter and it isn’t over yet. We’ve had countless days of below zero temperatures and well above-average snowfall totals. The snow drifts along our driveway are deep enough to get lost in. This cold weather, while limiting my birding, brought a wonderful surprise to our yard: Snowy Owls! Yes, Snowy,

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Where is My Snowy Owl?

Written by The Birdfreak Teamon March 16, 2010March 15, 2010

Last year around this time, Stacia spotted a Snowy Owl relaxing in one of the fields at her farm. She was super excited, even though this was prior to her meeting her Birdfreak. (Of course, who wouldn’t be excited about a SNOWY OWL?!) Recently, Stacia asked “Where’s my Snowy Owl?”, hoping he or she would

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Review of Snowy Owls: Whoo Are They?

Written by The Birdfreak Teamon December 3, 2008June 8, 2009

Snowy Owls: Who Are They? qualifies as a book for kids (stated age 8 and up) so we decided to give Dakota a chance at reviewing it. He is 11 and loves birds (and owls before Harry Potter made them more popular). These are mostly his thoughts. Snowy Owls is a fairly easy read but

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Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History
A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There
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Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter
The Animal Dialogues: Uncommon Encounters in the Wild
The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America
Silent Spring
The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World
The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America



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