A white owl living in the Arctic Circle appeared in New York, USA.
USA Today reported on the 31st (local time) that a white owl living in the frozen land of the Arctic Ocean was spotted at a ballpark in Central Park, New York, and became a hot topic.
The appearance of the white owl was announced on the 27th through the Manhattan Bird Alert, a Twitter account for bird watching hobby.
White owls have been seen in Central Park 130 years since the winter of 1890.
The white owl, which lives in the frozen regions of Alaska and Canada, descends to the eastern coast of the United States in winter.
However, they never come to the metropolitan Manhattan, New York, and are seen on the east coast of Queens and Long Island.
Experts explained that the white owl could have confused the dirt floor of the Central Park ballpark with the white sand beach of Long Island.
In addition, the fact that New York has been sparse due to a novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) may have been a factor in the appearance of white owls.
However, it is reported that the white owl disappeared from the 28th, the day after the sighting.
“Central Park would have been quite uncomfortable for the white owl,” said Paul Sweet, an ornithologist at the American Museum of Natural History.
Other birds, such as hawks and crows, which rank at the top of Central Park’s food chain, may have oppressed the rival white owl.
In addition, it seems that citizens who flocked with cameras to the news of the appearance of the white owl also interfered with the white owl.
Park police, who manage Central Park, said that illegal drones to shoot owls have appeared. “The white owl must have been stressed by the drones.”
(Yonhap News/Photo = Twitter @gigpalileo capture)