# Traffic camera captures video of snowy owl. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 8, 2016, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-camera-captures-video-of-snowy-owl/742495 "2016-01-08T14:10:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-camera-captures-video-of-snowy-owl/742495/1 "2016-01-08T14:10:09Z")
Story and video [here](http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jan/08/montreal-traffic-camera-captures-stunning-images-of-snowy-owl-in-flight). A little bit of joy for a bleak Friday. ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-camera-captures-video-of-snowy-owl/742495/2 "2016-01-08T20:36:51Z")
Lovely! ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-camera-captures-video-of-snowy-owl/742495/3 "2016-01-09T13:17:56Z")
The original stealth flier! It’s amazing how supremely adapted owls are for a single purpose. They are beautiful to us, but Angels of Death if you are a small rodent. . ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-camera-captures-video-of-snowy-owl/742495/4 "2016-01-09T14:41:54Z")
> [@Sailboat](#): > > The original stealth flier! It’s amazing how supremely adapted owls are for a single purpose. They are beautiful to us, but Angels of Death if you are a small rodent. . Speaking of which… Poor mouse:p [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/1VyQipO4miw/maxresdefault.jpg "Hawk snatches released mouse") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VyQipO4miw) ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-camera-captures-video-of-snowy-owl/742495/5 "2016-01-09T14:54:49Z")
I have to salute the _Guardian_ for their meticulous concern for journalistic accuracy: > [@](#): > > The images, though striking, are neither a “selfie” nor a “photobomb” as has been reported, as the bird did not take the photo itself nor appear in the background of a picture being taken of another party. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-camera-captures-video-of-snowy-owl/742495/6 "2016-01-09T23:59:43Z")
The owl was reportedly “disappointed” by the outcome of the monkey selfie suit: “That monkey just looked like an idiot. I figured the whole ‘beauty of nature/majestic figure in flight’ thing in _my_ pic , would bring me a coupla bucks. The wife and I have our eye on a condo in Boca.” ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2016, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-camera-captures-video-of-snowy-owl/742495/7 "2016-01-11T18:36:29Z")
What a beauty he is! ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2016, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-camera-captures-video-of-snowy-owl/742495/8 "2016-01-11T20:05:58Z")
That actually happened very close to where I live. ---
**Author:** ![Whatever4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@Whatever4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whatever4)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2016, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-camera-captures-video-of-snowy-owl/742495/9 "2016-01-11T20:45:02Z")
So beautiful. There was a resident Great Horned Owl where I used to live. It favored a particular tree, so I was able to see him frequently. One of those experiences that make life worthwhile. ---
**Author:** ![JcWoman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jcwoman/32/2889_2.png) [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2016, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-camera-captures-video-of-snowy-owl/742495/10 "2016-01-11T22:08:33Z")
[quote=“Baker, post:4, topic:742495”] Speaking of which… Poor mouse:p [/QUOTE] After watching that video, I noticed [THIS](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb0P5t5NQWM) one over in the sidebar. Skip over the part where the camera operator drops his camera, to about 0:30 where he shows the catch in slow motion. Good thing that kid was too heavy to fly away with! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2016, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-camera-captures-video-of-snowy-owl/742495/11 "2016-01-11T23:09:24Z")
> [@JcWoman](#): > > After watching that video, I noticed [THIS](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb0P5t5NQWM) one over in the sidebar. Skip over the part where the camera operator drops his camera, to about 0:30 where he shows the catch in slow motion. Good thing that kid was too heavy to fly away with! :eek: That one’s a well-known [fake](http://www.livescience.com/25697-golden-eagle-video-hoax.html). The eagle is CGI. ---
**Author:** ![Cardboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Cardboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardboard)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2016, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-camera-captures-video-of-snowy-owl/742495/12 "2016-01-11T23:13:36Z")
Owl be damned. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-camera-captures-video-of-snowy-owl/742495/13 "2016-01-12T16:34:22Z")
I’ll be damned - the Hedwig of Quebec! ---
**Author:** ![JcWoman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jcwoman/32/2889_2.png) [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-camera-captures-video-of-snowy-owl/742495/14 "2016-01-12T18:15:42Z")
> [@Gorsnak](#): > > That one’s a well-known [fake](http://www.livescience.com/25697-golden-eagle-video-hoax.html). The eagle is CGI. Oh, crap. I liked it, too. Except for the part where the moron dropped his camera (still shooting) for half the video. But thank you for the correction. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-camera-captures-video-of-snowy-owl/742495/15 "2016-01-12T18:27:18Z")
Beats the socks off a local TV station’s traffic cam featuring a spider that was named Boris by the viewers. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-camera-captures-video-of-snowy-owl/742495/16 "2016-01-12T19:09:03Z")
Well, at least one good thing has come from use of a traffic camera.