What's going on at our beaches in December? While our endangered nesting waterbirds have long gone south for the winter, birds like this Snowy Owl take their place at the shore. I safely and distantly filmed this bird while it scratched, preened, stretched, and coughed up a pellet before taking off for the night.
It is hard to imagine that in three short months our birds will be back to set up territory. For now, enjoy that Snowy Owl action as it hopefully helps to clean the beach of rodents, too - at least when it is not going after waterfowl.
Scott Kruitbosch
AAfCW Volunteer Coordinator
