NOVA Parks News

Spotted: A snowy owl at D.C.’s Union Station, where it’s eating pigeons and rats

Snowy owl

She took a pit stop at one of D.C.’s busiest spots and found meals appetizing to her — rats and pigeons.

So was the journey of an immature female snowy owl, says a naturalist expert who spotted it Thursday night atop a statue outside Union Station.

The snowy owl has been using the station as its “nightly hunting grounds,” according to Matt Felperin, a roving naturalist for Nova Parks in Northern Virginia.

Visit The Washington Post to read the full article.

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