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davidn3600

(6,342 posts) Mon Jan 6, 2014, 06:08 PM Jan 2014

Arctic bird spotted...in Florida

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A snowy owl has made a rare appearance in Florida.

The Florida Times-Union reports that one of the Arctic birds has been spotted since last week in Little Talbot Island State Park. It's only the third-ever sighting of a snowy owl confirmed in Florida.

Park services specialist Peter Maholland says bird watchers have been flocking to northeast Florida to catch a glimpse of the white bird.

Snowy Owls are familiar to children as Harry Potter's pet. They are the largest North American owl, and they're typically found in Canada and the Arctic.

http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/01/03/3850232/snowy-owl-invasion-of-us-extends.html

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Arctic bird spotted...in Florida (Original Post) davidn3600 Jan 2014 OP

Imagine if the Arctic Circle shifted to the south into the U.S due to climate change. n/t ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #1

And boy are his arms tired Glassunion Jan 2014 #2

DUzy! n/t ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #3

In other news. William769 Jan 2014 #4

I tip my chilly Central Florida hat to you mcar Jan 2014 #5

I'm in S.W. Florida. William769 Jan 2014 #6

I saw one of them over 50 years ago onethatcares Jan 2014 #7

i saw one in orange county (CA) shanti Jan 2014 #8

ChisolmTrailDem

(9,463 posts)

1. Imagine if the Arctic Circle shifted to the south into the U.S due to climate change. n/t

Reply to davidn3600 (Original post)

Mon Jan 6, 2014, 06:24 PM

Jan 2014

Glassunion

(10,201 posts)

2. And boy are his arms tired

Reply to davidn3600 (Original post)

Mon Jan 6, 2014, 06:24 PM

Jan 2014

ChisolmTrailDem

(9,463 posts)

3. DUzy! n/t

Reply to Glassunion (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 6, 2014, 06:25 PM

Jan 2014

William769

(55,148 posts)

4. In other news.

Reply to davidn3600 (Original post)

Mon Jan 6, 2014, 06:45 PM

Jan 2014

Snowbirds invading Florida!

mcar

(42,376 posts)

5. I tip my chilly Central Florida hat to you

Reply to William769 (Reply #4)

Mon Jan 6, 2014, 06:51 PM

Jan 2014

For your brilliant response.

William769

(55,148 posts)

6. I'm in S.W. Florida.

Reply to mcar (Reply #5)

Mon Jan 6, 2014, 06:54 PM

Jan 2014

Right now they are like the love bugs that cover your car in May.

onethatcares

(16,188 posts)

7. I saw one of them over 50 years ago

Reply to davidn3600 (Original post)

Mon Jan 6, 2014, 06:54 PM

Jan 2014

in Pennsylvania. It had to be 3 feet tall and the crows were giving it a hard time, there had to be hundreds of crows circling and cawing while it just sat there on a telephone pole.

That was in Reading PA, near the airport.

shanti

(21,675 posts)

8. i saw one in orange county (CA)

Reply to davidn3600 (Original post)

Mon Jan 6, 2014, 07:18 PM

Jan 2014

many years ago. it was just sitting there on a fence on the newport bluffs. they are majestic birds.

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