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Snowy owl invasion of US extends to Florida Read more here:
miamiherald.com ^ | Sunday, 01.05.14

Posted on 01/05/2014 1:15:55 PM PST by BenLurkin

Park services specialist Peter Maholland says bird watchers have been flocking to northeast Florida to catch a glimpse of the white bird.... They are the largest North American owl, and they're typically found in Canada and the Arctic.

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TOPICS: US: Florida
KEYWORDS: snowyowl
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To: BenLurkin

Any of them named Hedwig?


21 posted on 01/05/2014 3:38:05 PM PST by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: BenLurkin
Global warming is driving them north south.
22 posted on 01/05/2014 3:41:12 PM PST by Iron Munro (Orwell: There are some ideas so absurd that only an intellectual could believe them.)
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To: BenLurkin

Funny. Birds are a rather good indicator of weather ahead. This winter isn’t over yet...

When I see seagulls thirty miles inland, I take note of it. Generally inclement weather pops up in a day or so.


23 posted on 01/05/2014 3:44:24 PM PST by DoughtyOne (ZERO is still zero!)
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To: Gamecock

So a bird thats conditioned for the cold goes to hot Florida to escape the cold?


24 posted on 01/06/2014 12:16:31 AM PST by chessplayer
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