Talk:Snowy owl

Could a comment about time-of-day behaviour be added to the introduction?

I taught the word owl, including the concept of nocturnality, using the snowy owl as an example (in spite of the evidence of many pictures)!

Sbioggio (talk) 02:32, 19 February 2015 (UTC)

Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that :File:Bubo scandiacus (Linnaeus, 1758) Male.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on February 13, 2018. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2018-02-13. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:57, 28 January 2018 (UTC)

{{POTD/2018-02-13}}

"largest owl species of owl" -> largest species of owl, please — Preceding unsigned comment added by Oneyb (talk • contribs) 12:26, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

:Oneyb, done.[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Snowy_owl&diff=949405784&oldid=946073802] Thank you.--Eostrix (talk) 08:51, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

The word "Bubo" in the phrase 'The genus name Bubo is Latin for the Eurasian eagle-owl and scandiaca is New Latin for Scandinavia' is lacking of context.

On the other hand, the word "Strix" is what matters here and apparently means screech of owl in Latin language 78.130.23.145 (talk) 16:07, 22 March 2020 (UTC)

"When perched Snowy owls often face the sun, which has been suggested to represent a visual display across long distances in open habitats."

Is this sentence saying that someone has "suggested" that the sun offers a visual display acrosss long distances? I'm pretty sure it does. I'm sure the author of it meant something else... but what? GeneCallahan (talk) 15:23, 15 April 2020 (UTC)

It's much too long. Could anybody please recommend a good sentence, probably two, where it should be split?

(Edit: I think a good place would be the sentence starting with "[m]ost owls{{nbsp}}..." and "[t]he snowy owl is a nomadic bird{{nbsp}}..." Could anyone please tell me if these are good places?)

(Edit: First sentence of previous edit note should started "I think two good places would be the sentences{{nbsp}}..." Sorry about that; I forgot to edit it after I added the second example of where to possibly split the paragraph.)--Thylacine24 (talk) 19:51, 9 August 2020 (UTC)

:{{ping|Thylacine24}} Be bold. What you say makes sense. Make the changes and explain your reasons for them in the edit summary. Someone might disagree, but then it can be discussed. We are all volunteers. SchreiberBike | ⌨  21:11, 9 August 2020 (UTC)

::{{re|SchreiberBike}} Thanks, but I'm not usually very bold when it comes to edits like splitting paragraphs. So, could you please tell me if you personally think that the sentences I suggested were good places to split the paragraph?--Thylacine24 (talk) 22:50, 9 August 2020 (UTC)

:::{{ping|Thylacine24}} Yes, I think that would work well. SchreiberBike | ⌨  02:16, 10 August 2020 (UTC)

::::{{re|SchreiberBike}} Thanks, I'll make the change, then.--Thylacine24 (talk) 02:20, 10 August 2020 (UTC)

:::::Thylacine24, good job. You can be bold, worse case you'll be reverted or have a successive improvement by someone else.--Eostrix  (^{🦉 hoot} _hoot🦉) 13:14, 10 August 2020 (UTC)

This is a protected article, so I can’t edit directly, but could someone fix this? Commietaku (talk) 16:01, 24 December 2020 (UTC)

:One study estimated for the biomes of Alaska and Canada, mean prey sizes for snowy owls were 49.1 g (1.73 oz), in western North America, the mean prey size was 506 g (1.116 lb) and in eastern North America was 59.7 g (2.11 oz), while the mean prey size in northern Fennoscandia was similar (at 55.4 g (1.95 oz)).

The Western NA section seems very high in context - should it be 50.6g? The source is online ([https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4615-9582-3_2]) but I don't have access, unfortunately, and the print copies in my library don't have that year.

{{ping|Sandhillcrane}}, I think this was [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Snowy_owl&diff=prev&oldid=960293901 your edit] - I don't suppose you still have a copy of the source to confirm? Andrew Gray (talk) 12:41, 18 December 2023 (UTC)

{{edit semi-protected|Snowy owl|answered=yes}}

2403:580D:FDDC:0:F5DB:7F89:C443:501E (talk) 23:29, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

happy birthday to the snowy owl there birthday is 15th of September

:File:Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Funnyfarmofdoom (talk to me) 00:28, 24 March 2024 (UTC)

I'm proposing a new lead image for snowy owl. This is the file of the adult to replace the juvenile one: https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bubo_scandiacus_male_Muskegon.jpg.Protector100 (talk) 13:45, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

Feel free to add the image to the article if you feel it improves the article. However the lead image you have replaced, twice, is a picture of the day, featured picture and quality image. It is an action shot that depicts a Snowy Owl with prey. This image has been featured in periodicals, science articles and even on a Japanese Television show (in 2014.) Its a much more compelling image than the lower resolution shot (VGA quality) you propose which also lacks contrast, sharp focus and includes significant noise, and depicts a static subject. Needsmoreritalin (talk) 20:03, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

Hello! This is a note to the editors that I am proposing two snowy owl images (male and female) as new lead images: File:Bubo scandiacus (Linnaeus, 1758) Male.jpg and File:Snowy Owl - Schnee-Eule.jpg. Both images have high resolution, and the quality of both is good as well. The male image, File:Bubo scandiacus (Linnaeus, 1758) Male.jpg, is also picture of the day, as well as featured picture. They will replace File:SnowyOwlAmericanBlackDuck.jpg as lead images. I don't whether the owl of File:SnowyOwlAmericanBlackDuck.jpg is juvenile or adult female as they look almost the same. Plus, the image under prey spectrum section, File:Snowy Owl Black Duck Wings Open.png, looks the same to File:SnowyOwlAmericanBlackDuck.jpg except earlier action. I don't know if there's rule against having two similar images in the same article. Anyway, the image File:SnowyOwlAmericanBlackDuck.jpg will take over File:Snowy Owl Black Duck Wings Open.png, since File:SnowyOwlAmericanBlackDuck.jpg is featured picture and picture of the day. Protector100 (talk) 04:14, 6 May 2025 (UTC)

:Just stop. You have repeatedly made edits that are reversed. Your edits verge on Wikipedia:Edit_warring at this time. You made a request on March 26. No one supported your request. I replied, but one else chimed in. You have removed a QI, FP, POTD image and replaced it with one good image and with another image that is barely above VGA resolution. (A 532x750 pixel image.) I am reversing your edits. You are the only one that has an issue here. If you want to get a consensus then wait until someone else on the talk page chimes in to support your position. Needsmoreritalin (talk) 20:14, 6 May 2025 (UTC)

:Please calm down. I'm just trying to help. Just forget about the request I made on March, because I do not know the reason at that time until you said about QI, FP and POTD. If you want QI, FP, POTD image, please look at this one again :File:Bubo scandiacus (Linnaeus, 1758) Male.jpg. I already said that the male image is FP and POTD image. And for QI image, I have a new one for female :File:Schneeeule Bubo scandiacus Grugapark 2013.jpg. It is QI image, and it's above VGA resolution (1,949 × 2,599 pixels). Your QI, FP, POTD image. I don't know if the owl is juvenile or adult female. The point is: Did you even get consensus for your image to be the lead image? Did you even place your request last year on August? Never mind, I will also put it in the dispute. And also please, nothing is perfect.Protector100 (talk) 01:07, 7 May 2025 (UTC)

::That is not the image you posted, but it is similar. Thank you for taking this to the dispute resolution. I hope that they can assist us both in improving the article. Please do not upset the status quo until other parties have stepped in to offer their opinions and guidance on what the best option are for a high quality article. Needsmoreritalin (talk) 02:46, 7 May 2025 (UTC)

::Please just post your message to me in here, not my talk page. I may come over to look.Protector100 (talk) 12:26, 7 May 2025 (UTC)

:: Can you please at least not removing the POTD, QI, FP images from the article itself if you don't want them to replace your image as lead images, which I don't even remove it from the article at all? The male image had been the lead image since before 2014.Protector100 (talk) 12:46, 7 May 2025 (UTC)

:I already placed the dispute in the dispute resolution noticeboard, you may come over. Protector100 (talk) 02:11, 7 May 2025 (UTC)

::The images should be left at the ante bellum status quo pending the resolution of the dispute. I left a new message on your talk page about WP:3RR. There are processes to avoid edit wars. Please review wikipedia's policies and allow those processes to play out. Needsmoreritalin (talk) 13:54, 7 May 2025 (UTC)