Snowy owls breed in May. They build their nest (called a scrape) on a boulder or mound as to have a good vantage point of the area around them for better hunting and to keep a watchful eye on potential predators. Five to 14 eggs are laid, with one egg being laid every other day. The eggs hatch after about five weeks and both parents care for and defend the young.
Snowy owls nest in scoops on the ground.
The Snowy Owl nests on the ground. The female makes a shallow scrape with her talons on top of an elevated rise, mound, or boulder. Abandoned eagle nests and gravel bars are sometimes used as a nest for Snowy Owls.
owl nest
The life cycle of the snowy owl is pretty simple. It hatches, it grows, it flies out of the nest, it grows, it mates and grows older until it dies.
Snowy owl, lives only in circumpolar regions
The Snowy Owl.
The adult snowy owl has no natural predators but their offspring are vulnerable to foxes, wolfs, Corvids, and insect infestation in the nest. Though uncommon snowy owls may be fatally wounded in conflicts with other large raptors over food or while protecting nest sites.
Snowy owl. -facepalm- you said it was SNOWY! Snowy-snow Snow- white.
because the color of its feathers is a snowy white
set out owl nest boxes if you live in a area were they live, join wildlife conservations for snowy owls, donate for research, and most of all respect their habitat and life. The snowy owl is in no present danger, listed as "Least Concern" by the IUCN. Also, they nest on the ground in open areas, will not use nesting boxes.
The female Snowy owl has excellent camouflage, this being the while body with dark brown lines ( called bars ) on her body. The male snowy owl tends to be pure white except for 3 bars on his tail.
Weasels, people, foxes, and prairie dogs are predators of the snowy owl.