In Michigan's Thumb region, Julie Maggert photographed a rare orange snowy owl. She drove over 900 miles and braved crowds ...

the owl's feathers are colored orange. Spotted in Huron County, the bird was photographed by amateur wildlife photographer Julie Maggert. Since sharing the images on social media, theories have ...

The only other bird in which this mimicry has been observed is the cinereous mourner (Laniocera hypopyrra), which has chicks that hatch with spiny, bright orange feathers that are similar to the ...

The feathers in the pictures are consistent with how they really ... assured readers that Project SNOWStorm would not dye a bird orange.

She drove over 900 miles and braved crowds before finally spotting and capturing the elusive bird. The owl's orange feathers remain unexplained, though Julie believes it's a natural mutation.