
These are the amazing scenes where a snowy owl swoops down from the sky and captures a terrified mouse in its powerful talons.

The tiny rodent does not stand a chance once it is spotted by the raptor who skims the snow-covered ground at high speed approaching the unsuspecting mouse from behind.

In a highly-technical manoeuver, the owl moves from stealth flight and into kill mode, moving the angle of its wings and extending its talons.

Moments later the mouse is grabbed from the snow as the owl powers itself up into the sky in Quebec, Canada.

The unbelievable images were captured by 47-year-old Canadian wildlife enthusiast Marc Latremouille.

Unlike most owls, the Snowy Owl likes to hunt during the day making it possible to photograph the predator.

These are the amazing images of a snowy owl flying inches above the snow-covered ground while hunting in Quebec, Canada

The raptor almost touches the ground as it sneaks up behind its intended lunchtime snack in the form of a small mouse

Like a deadly assassin, the owl, pictured, sneaks up behind the unsuspecting mouse and prepares to grab it with its powerful talons

The mouse is doomed once the owl fixes in on its location and prepares its powerful talons to snatch it from the snow

The mouse did not stand a chance as the owl clenches hard with its talons while preparing to soar back into the air

The unfortunate mouse's tail can be seen dangling from beneath the the owl as it makes it escape to find somewhere to eat its lunch

Wildlife photographer Marc Latremouille captured the amazing images while enjoying an afternoon out in the snowy wilderness

Yet despite its mastery of the landscape , another snow owl tried to challenge the raptor to a death-defying mid-air duel, pictured

The owl took some time out from its aerial patrol to walk on the snow in an image captured by photographer Marc Latremouille

The owl spend time both walking on the snow and flying though the sky while it was searching for its next rodent morsel

The snowy owl, pictured, is unlike most other owls in that it regularly hunts during the day while the others are nocturnal

The snowy owl appears to glide almost effortlessly as it patrols the snow-covered fields in the hunt for its next meal

The snowy owl pictured, looks majestic as it patrols the skies above the snowy Quebec tundra on the hunt for its next meal

Wildlife photographer Marc Latremouille braved the cold to capture these stunning images of a snowy owl in flight and on the hunt

At one stage the owl stared directly down the lens of Marc Latremouille's camera as he photographed the majestic raptor