Northen Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula) catching a muskrat in snow. Central Quebec region. Quebec. Canada

ondatra zibethicus surnia ulula snow winter adult predator prey alone flap wings posing catch hunt front shot overview chill quebec ondatra january common muskrat ondatra zibethicus northern hawk owl surnia ulula surnia nobody snow covered snowy adults predators predatory preys single lonely only solo one lone flapping wings flaps wings flutter posed pose settlings settling caught catching arrest arrested arresting hunted hunts hunting front views front sights front sight front shots front view overviews global sight global sights full length chilly icy cold as ice cold least concern species with nobody solid precipitation precipitation 2 meteorological phenomenon meteorology science temperate season seasons ambiance stage of development individual predation relation between species species enumeration locomotion motion behavior shot canada north america america cricetidae rodentia mammalia cynodontia therapsida eupelycosauria synapsida tetrapoda tetrapodomorpha rhipidistia sarcopterygii euteleostomi gnathostomata vertebrata chordata deuterostomia coelomata bilateria metazoa opisthokonta eukaryota convention on international trade in endangered species of wild low risk murid rodent mammal therapsid synapsid vertebrate chordate wild animal animal owl nocturnal bird of prey nocturnal bird bird sauropsid strigidae strigiformes aves sauropsida