是軟萌雪鴞! 「睽違130年」再現紐約中央公園 胖乎乎模樣「展翅搖屁屁」遊客笑:來幫哈利波特送信?
2021年02月02日紐約曼哈頓的中央公園出現了一位稀客~1月27日,一隻胖乎乎的雪鴞(snowy owl)突然現身,牠羽毛豐盈、非常健康,吸引不少人前來欣賞。美國自然史博物館的鳥類學家表示,上一次雪鴞出現在中央公園要追溯到1890年12月,也就是說,這是時隔130年雪鴞再次現身。
An unforgettable experience seeing this Snowy Owl in Central Park today. Love its feathery feet. Shots capture one of the many times it was being harassed by a Red-Tailed Hawk. Many thanks to @BirdCentralPark for the alert. 💜🦉#birdcp pic.twitter.com/Nne9yjACeI
— JacquelineUWS (@jacquelineUWS) January 27, 2021
▼雪鴞是一種大型的貓頭鷹,牠們全身雪白,很有特色。這種鳥兒是北極苔原地區的留鳥,冬天會向南方遷徙,一般會出現在人少、開闊的地方,很少出現在大城市中。作為猛禽,雪鴞主要捕食小型哺乳動物,老鼠、松鼠等等都在牠的食譜上。
Just incredible to see a Snowy owl in Central Park yesterday! It's only the second time one has been recorded in the park, the first time being in 1890! Thanks to those that reported the sighting so that so many were able to see this spectacular bird! #birdcp #centralparkbirds pic.twitter.com/ywESRToY8M
— Bradley Kane (@WinoBradNY) January 28, 2021
▼雪鴞突然現身中央公園,吸引了很多人的關注。愛鳥人紛紛趕往現場,希望能夠親眼看看這隻鳥兒。賞鳥人David Barrett在推特@BirdCentralPark上紀錄了這次經驗,他說這是「中央公園的超罕見事件」,公園管理員也維持秩序、管理賞鳥人,確保人們跟雪鴞保持適當的距離。
The SNOWY OWL on a west ballfield of the Central Park North Meadow, perhaps the first-ever documented record of this species in the park, with its new buddy, an American Crow. pic.twitter.com/jtiuPB1VRL
— Manhattan Bird Alert (@BirdCentralPark) January 27, 2021
Memorabilia of #SnowyOwl @CentralPark_NYC @My_Cen_ParkNYC pic.twitter.com/OarFDtIIO0
— jhonny (@jhonny_2003) January 28, 2021
▼野鳥基金會的研究員Rita McMahon說,雪鴞現身中央公園是一件了不起的大事,通常在機場或海灘上比較容易看見牠們,因為在這樣的環境中牠們能清楚看到獵物。近年來雪鴞的數量正在逐漸減少,能夠看到一隻這麼健康、這麼強壯的雪鴞,真是太令人開心了。
I mean, really, I had to put up some #snowyowl photos. Just couldn't help myself. What a great day! pic.twitter.com/Dc4pTQlI97
— Susan Kirby (@SKirbynyc) January 28, 2021
在小說《哈利波特》中,主角哈利波特就有一隻叫Hedwig的雪鴞,牠是哈利波特的信差。不知道這隻雪鴞突然來到中央公園,是要給誰送信呢?
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