Polaris, the Northern hawk owl, has a lot to stay when greeting her trainers. This species looks like an owl but acts like a hawk. They are diurnal hunters, meaning they hunt during the day. Northern hawk owls rely on their eyesight for hunting, but not on their hearing like other owls. They are active hunters, where most owls are ambush predators. As a bird that doesn't rely on the cover of night and sneaking up on their prey items, Northern hawk owls do not even have the extra soft feathers of

Unlike most of its owl cousins, the northern hawk owl is active during the day. It hunts using sharp eyesight, more like a hawk than a typical nocturnal owl, and can spot a vole from up to half a mile away. Its long tail helps it maneuver through trees with speed and precision, making it a fierce predator in the boreal forests of Alaska and Canada. Video of a northern hawk owl with its feathers being ruffled by the wind, perched on a tree branch at Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. Video by C. Can

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