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Date: 3/13/25 10:35 am
From: Jeffrey Miner <jnaminer...>
Subject: Re: [MBBIRDS] NYTimes.com: Orange Alert: What Caused the Colors on This Snowy Owl? |
In fact, the article did mention this exact hypothesis, which I also favor
given the distribution and tone of the color.
On Thu, Mar 13, 2025 at 9:25 AM Ryan Phillips <norcalbirding...>
wrote:
> I am surprised this article does not mention Deicer ice melt. That is what
> the consensus has been. This is not a plumage thing.
> Not a very pretty human caused coloration for an owl that needs to blend
> in to a white substrate. I prefer the all white ones.
>
> The story should be how human pollutants harm wildlife and this is one
> example.
>
> Ryan
>
> Ryan Phillips
> NorCal Birding
> www.norcalbirding.com
>
> On Thu, Mar 13, 2025, 9:16 AM larry corridon <larry961357...>
> wrote:
>
>> This is one pretty owl!
>>
>> Orange Alert: What Caused the Colors on This Snowy Owl?
>>
>> Bird watchers along Lake Huron photographed the bird, which has been
>> nicknamed Rusty and Creamsicle. But there is no consensus about what caused
>> its unusual tint.
>>
>>
>> https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/science/snowy-owl-orange-michigan-rusty.html?<unlocked_article_code...>&smid=em-share
>>
>> larry corridon
>> <larry961357...>
>>
>>
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