Owls: Did You Know

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Owls Did You Know
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Burrowing Owl

• The burrowing owl is only 9 to 10 inches tall.
• It can be found in the prairie and range lands.

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The Jungle Owlet

• This owl eats grasshoppers, lizards, small birds,
  and mice.
• Unlike most owls, the jungle owlet hunts during
  the day.

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The Barn Owl

• The barn owl has a heart-shaped face.
• Barn owls are found in Nova Scotia.
• They like to eat mice, rats, butterflies, and
  lizards.

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The Snowy Owl

• The snowy owl is mostly white so that it can hide
  in the snow.
• The habitat of this owl is the northern tundra in
  Canada.

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The Northern Hawk Owl

• This owl is about 16 inches tall and has a
  wingspan of 28 inches.
• The Northern Hawk owl eats small mammals, voles,
  and birds.

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The Snowy Owl

• The Snowy Owl eats squirrels, rabbits, and mice.
• This type of owl is about 27 inches tall and has
  a wingspan of 45 to 60 inches.

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The Great-Horned Owl

• The Great-Horned Owl eats rats, fish, rabbits,
  and other owls.
• This owl is between 24 and 33 inches tall with a
  wingspan of 1 meter!

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The Snowy Owl

• The Snowy Owl wears the thickest coat of all. It
  has thousands of feathers. Feathers even covers
  its legs and feet!
• The habitats of this owl are prairies, marshes,
  open fields, and shorelines.

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The Elf Owl

• The Elf Owl is only 5 ½ inches tall!
• It is brown and gray with a white belly.
• If you catch an Elf Owl, hell play dead.

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The Snowy Owl

• The Snowy Owl does not have tufts.
• It likes to eat mice, other rodents, and birds.
• It can sometimes be found in Nova Scotia.

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The Elf Owl

• The Elf Owl has yellow eyes and a short tail.
• It eats bugs, mice, and lizards.
• This type of owl is not found in Nova Scotia.

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The Snowy Owl

• The Snowy Owl is about 24 inches tall.
• Polar bears are possible predators of this owl.
• The habitat of the Snowy Owl is the Northern
  tundra.

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The Barn Owl

• The Barn Owl is about 18 inches tall with a
  wingspan of 49 inches.
• They are brown, white, and beige in color.
• They do not have tufts.

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The Great-Horned Owl

• The Great-Horned Owl is reddish-brown or gray and
  black in color.
• It has very large eyes.
• It eats rodents, rabbits, smaller birds, snakes,
  worms, fish, and frogs.

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The Snowy Owl

• The Snowy Owl has tufts but they are hard to see.
• Their feathers are white and brown.
• They have black beaks.

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The Barn Owl

• Barn Owls are white and brown.
• It has a heart-shaped face.
• It eats mice, rats, butterflies, and lizards.

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The Great-Horned Owl

• The Great-Horned Owl is the second biggest owl in
  Canada.
• It is about 25 inches tall.
• Its call is Hoo Hoo Hooo Hoo Hoo

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The Snowy Owl

• The Snowy Owl is about 2 feet tall with a
  wingspan of 1 foot.
• It has white, brown, and black feathers.
• It has yellow eyes.

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The Barn Owl

• The habitat of the Barn Owl is open, low-lying
  areas.
• This type of owl lacks tufts.
• The Barn Owl eats mice, rats, voles, gophers, and
  shrews.

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The Great-Horned Owl

• The Great-Horned Owl is a good hunter.
• They can be very fierce when defending
  themselves.
• They eat snakes, rats, mice, birds, rabbits,
  fish, and frogs.

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The Burrowing Owl

• The Burrowing Owl has a very short tail.
• It lives underground.
• It eats small birds, snakes, and grasshoppers.