photos below to
see a full-sized image .
Barn Owl courtesy of Jennifer
Verrill
Great Horned Owl © David Mask
Snowy Owl @ Jesse Cohen/NZP
Owls are
nocturnal raptors.
They have geat hearing and sight, as well as noiseless flight, so they can catch their prey at night. They feed on rodents and fish.
They make their nests in
buildings, trees nests left by other birds, and some even burrow into the ground or use
deserted burrows of other animals.
The females are usually bigger
than the males.
We had an owl in our attic last year. You could hear him hooting at night.