The photos are real. The owl was spotted in Huron County, Michigan, with an orange-red coloring. Scientists aren't sure why the owl looks that way; their theories range from genetic mutation to the ...

Julie Maggert, a snowy owl enthusiast ... He surmised that if the bird had a mutation, it would have changed the owl’s black patterns, or eumelanin, to orange, or pheomelanin.

The film festival website states that "Norman Smith has dedicated his life to protecting and relocating the snowy owls from Boston’s busiest airport runways." Called “the Owl ...