By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 15:33 EST, 7 December 2012 | UPDATED: 04:19 EST, 8 December 2012 These eerie images show the elusive Great Grey Owl - known as the phantom of the north - gliding through snowy Lapland in hunt of prey. The Great Grey Owls are shown flying ghost-like through the wintry land, invariably staring down the camera lens with their luminous yellow eyes. Wildlife photographer Jules Cox annually visits Lapland in the winter time hoping to shoot the magnificent owls but had not yet had any luck. Ghostly bird: The Great Grey Owl is found in north America and north Europe
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Great Grey Owls - known as the phantom of the north - can be found in northern America and Europe
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