VIDEO: Snowy owl captured on Montreal traffic cam

By Kelly Taylor Hayes

Published January 8, 2016 9:08am PST

FOX 11 Los Angeles

(FOX 11) - A snowy owl was captured on a Montreal traffic camera in all of its beautiful glory.

The now viral video was taken Jan. 3 by Transport Quebec traffic cameras over Montreal's Highway 40, according to Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).

It shows the stunning owl in the corner of the frame and flying past the camera before heading off into the distance.

Un impressionnant voyageur a ete capte en plein vol le matin du 3 janvier, par les cameras de surveillance du reseau...

Robert Poëti, a Canadian politician, posted photos from the traffic cam on his Facebook page.

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