A holiday mystery: Extremely rare snowy owl spotted in Orange County
For now, it's a holiday mystery. A snowy owl, certainly not native to Southern California, has made an appearance in a residential Cypress neighbor...
For now, it's a holiday mystery. A snowy owl, certainly not native to Southern California, has made an appearance in a residential Cypress neighborhood, drawing avid ornithologists and curious bird gawkers alike. The mostly white and brownish-grey bird was perched atop a house on a palm tree-lined street Tuesday, Dec. 27, nestled next to a chimney while revelers pack the street and sidewalk with tripods, cameras and cell phones. Bird watchers and photographers gather on a street in Cypress to see a snowy owl as it perches on the top of a chimney of a home on Tuesday afternoon, December 27, 2022.