GREAT HORNED OWL SUB-ARCTIC

First saw this Great Horned Owl a little over a week ago and it was so light colored that from a distance I thought it may be a Snowy Owl-but once the ear tufts became apparent I knew it was a Great Horned Owl. Got these pictures today(Dec. 26, 2011) and it is by far the lightest colored Great Horned I have ever seen-it is also less spooky than most. There is a subspecies of this owl from the sub-arctic and after doing some research it appears that this is a Great Horned Owl that has migrated south form the sub arctic region.