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Snowy Owls are unmistakable: white plumage with varying dark barring, bright yellow eyes, a rounded head without ear tufts, and heavily feathered feet for Arctic cold. That separates them from a Barn Owl’s heart-shaped face, a Great Gray Owl’s towering gray disk and concentric rings, and a Gyrfalcon’s falcon silhouette and bill shape. Males tend to be whiter; females and young show more barring. Native to the Arctic tundra, Snowy Owls are unusual among owls for hunting in daylight, often from ground perches, and they rely heavily on lemmings. In “irruption” years, food shortages drive them far south, even to coastal cities and airports. Memory tip: think “snow-white Arctic day-hunter with yellow eyes”—if it’s an owl that looks built for blizzards and broad daylight, it’s the Snowy Owl.