What is Snowy owl?
[[File:Snowy Owl - Schnee-Eule.jpg|thumb|200px|Female snowy owl]] [[File:Snowy-Owl.1.jpg|thumb|Snowy owl during flight]] [[File:Bubo scandiacus MHNT.ZOO.2010.11.157.3.jpg|thumb|''Bubo scandiacus'']] The '''snowy owl''' (''Bubo scandiacus'') is an [[owl]] native to the [[Arctic]] regions of [[North America]] and [[Eurasia]]. They hunt [[rodents]]. Lemmings are a favourite [[Predation|prey]]. They will also hunt [[fish]] and small [[mammal]]s. The male's [[mating]] call sounds like ''krek-krek'', while the female's mating call sounds like ''pyee-pyee'' or ''prek-prek''. In the novel ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' (USA edition: ''Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone''), Harry is assigned a female snowy owl as his [[animal]] companion.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lauraerickson.com/page/owls-of-harry-potter/|title=The Owls of Harry Potter|first=Laura|last=Erickson|access-date=14 February 2018}}</ref> Her name is Hedwig. ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:Strigiformes]] {{biology-stub}}