15 Things You Should Know About Tawny Owl

                   Kingdom : Animalia
                          Class : Aves
                       Family : Strigidae
        Scientific Name : Strix Aluco

                      Size(H) : 38cm - 43cm 
                                      (15in - 17in)
                Wing Span : 81cm - 105cm 
                                      (32in - 41in)
                       Weight : 350g - 650g 
                                      (12oz - 23oz)
                 Top Speed : 80km/h (50mph)

                  Life Span : 4 - 6 years
                      Colour : Black, White, Grey, 
                                      Tan, Brown
                 Skin Type : Feathers
Distinctive Features : Large eyes and 
                                     fantastic hearing

1. Tawny owls are commonly found in wooded areas across Eurasia.
2. They are medium sized and have a dark feathered ring around their face.
3. Tawny owls are usually nocturnal and rest during the day in tree hollows.
4. They have an excellent sense of hearing that helps them hunt at night.
5. They usually mate for life and the pair are also highly territorial.
6. Tawny owls eat mice, worms, bugs, beetles, small rabbits and small birds.
7. Their velvety feathers allows them to fly and glide silently to swoop in on prey.
8. Tawny Owls swallow their prey and then regurgitate indigestible components as small pellets.
9. They usually live for 4 – 6 years.
10. They are preyed upon by larger birds, foxes and also domestic animals.
11. The average clutch size of Tawny Owls is 3 eggs.
12. Incubation period is about a month and owlets become independent after 2 – 3 months.
13. Tawny owls fiercely guard their eggs and owlets from predators like rats and squirrels.
14. They communicate with each other at night by hooting and the occasional screeching.
15. Tawny owls mate in Spring and they are non-migratory birds.