# Whitey the Snowy Owl — Green Forest Stories character guide

> Whitey the Snowy Owl in Green Forest Stories by Thornton W. Burgess.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Whitey, Whitey the Owl

**First appearance:** 0088-xii-whitey-the-owl-saves-jumper

## Who they are

A large white owl from the far north who visits the Green Forest in winter.

## Relationships

### [Whitefoot the Wood Mouse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/characters/whitefoot_the_wood_mouse)

_rivalry_

Whitey is a predator who hunts Whitefoot, keeping the mouse in constant fear.

### [Whitefoot the Wood Mouse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/characters/whitefoot_the_wood_mouse)

_rivalry_

Whitey is a predator who hunts Whitefoot, keeping the mouse in constant fear.

## In the story

### [Two Timid Persons Meet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/ix-two-timid-persons-meet)

Arrives and alights on a stump, interrupting the conversation and reminding both of another predator.

### [X: The White Watchers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/x-the-white-watchers)

Sits on a stump, perfectly still, waiting to catch a mouse for dinner, unaware of Jumper's presence.

### [Jumper Is in Doubt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xi-jumper-is-in-doubt)

Perches on a stump, hunting Whitefoot and unaware of Jumper.

### [Whitey the Owl Saves Jumper](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xii-whitey-the-owl-saves-jumper)

The snowy owl who inadvertently saves Jumper by attacking Shadow.

### [Whitefoot Decides Quickly](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xiii-whitefoot-decides-quickly)

Seen by Whitefoot; attacks Shadow the Weasel but fails to catch him.

### [Shadow's Return](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xiv-shadow-s-return)

Swoops at Shadow but fails to catch him, then flies away.

### [Whitefoot Envies Timmy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxi-whitefoot-envies-timmy)

Spotted by Whitefoot, indicating he has not yet returned north.

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