The Owl Is A Introverted Bird.

Owls are the orderStrigiformes.Owls hunt small mammals

, insects and other birds. Apart from this a few specialized types of owls hunt fish.

Owls are found in all areas of the earth, except Antarctica, most of the Greenland and some distant islands.

Owls are divided in to two families. The typical owls and the barn owls are these two families. Read moreBetonarbejde vest Sjaelland

Owls have big eyes and beaks which are similar to the hawks beak.All owls have a flat face and binocular visionand so they have to turn their whole head to change views.

Since owls are farsighted, they are inept to see anything clearly within a few centimeters from their eyes.There are several species of owls, in the owl family.

There is a popular saga, that an owl can turn its head completely backwards. Contrary to this myth an owl cannot turn it head entirely backward.

The smallest owl is the Elf owl. It weighs about 31gand is about 13.5 cm. The pygmy owls are much larger than this.

The Eagle owls are the greatest of the owl species. The Eurasian eagle owl and the Blakistons fish owl are the largest species of owls.These owls have an usual weight of about 4.5 kg. Read moreSpuling af kloak

Diverse species of owls make different sounds.

The plumage of owls is generally mysterious, but many species have facial and head markings, including face masks, ear tussocks and brightly colored irises.

Owl eggs are generally white in color and have a round shape.The eggs range in number from just a few to a dozen depending on the species.Owls lay eggs at intervals of 1 to 3 days and all the eggs do not hatch at the same time.This is the reason of the wide variation in the size of sibling nestlings.

Owls do not make nests.They find themselves a sheltered nesting site or an abandoned nest in trees, underground holes, or in buildings, barns, and caves.

Much of the owls hunting plan depend on stealth and surprise.The owls flight is virtually silent.

An owl has a sharp beak and powerful talons.These features aids it to kill its prey before swallowing it whole, which owls generally doif the prey is too big.

In Japanese culture owls are seen as either negative or positive symbols depending on species. In Japan owls are sometimes considered as divine messengers of the gods. Barn owls and horned owls are supposed as demonic figures. Read moreIsolering Vejle

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