Marblehead photographer Rick Cuzner:
“I headed out in the snow this morning (Sunday) with the intention of finding a barred owl I had seen. After not being able to find it, I decided to take a drive and see what else I could find. I was driving down the Nahant Causeway and happened to catch something sitting on a light pole. A snowy owl! What a surprise.”
According to Mass Audubon, snowy owls “typically arrive in Massachusetts around November and then head back north to their Arctic breeding ground in April. When they arrive in Massachusetts, they tend to seek local habitats that mimic the Arctic tundra where they spend most of their lives such as large salt marshes, extensive agricultural fields and even airports.”
