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The brown spots on snowy owls’ feathers usually get wider as they age, so the size of the California owl’s spots suggest it could have been born within the last couple years, Spurgeon said.

as well as his size (snowy owls are the heaviest owls, typically three to six pounds) and huge, feathered feet. "He'll be quite the star," Hults said. "Everybody's already asking about him.