The Nature of an Owl

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The Nature of an Owl

• By Mrs. Ambroses Fourth Graders
• 2006/2007

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The Nature of An OwlAn Owls

• Habitat
• Appearance
• Offspring- Owlets
• Prey/Enemies
• Habits
• Eating habits
• Owl Trivia

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Habitat

• Some live in
• Nests
• Dark places such as caves.
• Near humans
• Barns
• At the sea
• Forests
• Open fields/ Meadows
• Deserts
• Swamps
• Found on all continents except Antarctica

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Appearance

• Fluffy feathers
• Yellow/Brown/Black large, wide eyes
• Sharp talons
• Short hooked sharp beak
• Large round heads
• Flat appearing faces
• Varying colors of brown, black, gray and white
• Short tail feathers.
• Ears are a slit opening.
• Facial disks are formed around the eyes with
  short flattened feathers, which help adjust the
  direction of the ears.

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Offspring - Owlets

• Owls raise their owlets
• Owls sit on their owlets to provide warmth.
• Female owls lay 3-4 eggs.
• Owls train their owlets to fly once theyre born.

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Prey/Enemies

• Insects
• Mice
• Birds including Smaller owls
• Rabbits
• Rats
• Skunks
• Enemies larger owls

• Voles
• Bats
• Fish
• Gophers
• Young Deer

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Habits

• Tend to be quiet but sometimes make loud hissing
  noises.
• Fly quickly and quietly.
• Hunt alone.
• Some fly south.

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Eating Habits

• They hunt for their prey using their sharp
  talons.
• Will swallow small prey whole.
• Regurgitate pellets composed of indigestible
  parts of their prey.

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Owl Trivia

• Common Scops owls coloring is camouflaged.
• The Elf owl is as small as 5.5 inches while the
  Great Gray Owl is 33 inches.
• There are over 200 species of owls.
• They cant turn there eyes in their sockets.
• They can swivel their neck almost completely
  around.
• An owl can hear a mouse on a twig from 75 feet
  away.
• Owls eyes see in the dark.
• Owls snort hiss and scream.

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Resources Used
Text resources Juster, Barbara. Tiger With
Wings The Great Horned Owl. Orchard Books. New
York. 1991. Arnosky, Jim. All About Owls.
Scholastic Inc. New York. 1995. Hoke, Helen.
Owls. Franklin Watts, Inc. Springfield, N. J.
1975. Kelsey, Elin. Natures Children Owls.
Grolier. Danbury, CT. 1986. Stone, M. Lynn. Owls.
Rourke Enterprises. Vero Beach. 1989. Picture
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