雪鸮

摄影师捕捉到这只雪鸮伸出一只腿，仅靠另一只爪子就能保持平衡。

The snowy owl was captured on camera with one leg outstretched behind it while it balanced on one claw .

《哈利波特》系列电影发布后，他们的业务量大增。在影片中，男星丹尼尔-雷德克里夫饰演的哈利-波特饲养了一只雪鸮。

Demand for their services increased after the release of the Harry Potter films , which featured actor Daniel Radcliffe with a pet snowy owl .

这个中心是约100只猫头鹰的家，有雪鸮，也有乌林鸮。

The centre is home to around 100 owls , including Snowys and Great Greys .

这只雪鸮看起来非常放松，他是一只非常美丽的猫头鹰，虽然天气很冷我还得趴在雪地上，但是我觉得什么都值得了。

It was a beautiful thing to see , even if it was very cold , lying on the snow .

不过这只漂亮的雪鸮也许只是睡醒了舒展下身体而已。照片拍摄于加拿大东南部的蒙特利尔市，当地非常寒冷，气温达到了零下20度。

But , the beautiful bird may just have been stretching after it woke up to freezing temperatures of - 20C in Montreal , Canada .

疟疾一旦传播到那里就会攻击当地物种，比如雪鸮。这种鸟类从未感染过疟疾，连抵抗能力都没有。

Once it gets there , it could attack species like snowy owls , which have never been exposed to malaria , and may not have resistance to the disease .

“后来我距离他非常非常近，可能只有15米。这只雪鸮看起来非常放松，他是一只非常美丽的猫头鹰，虽然天气很冷我还得趴在雪地上，但是我觉得什么都值得了。”

Eventually I came pretty close , maybe 15 metres away , but the owl was very relaxed . It was a beautiful thing to see , even if it was very cold , lying on the snow .