Owls: Did You Know…

Burrowing Owl

• The burrowing owl is only 9 to 10 inches tall.

• It can be found in the prairie and range lands.

The Jungle Owlet

• This owl eats grasshoppers, lizards, small birds, and mice.

• Unlike most owls, the jungle owlet hunts during the day.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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, he’ll play dead.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Snowy Owl

• The Snowy Owl has tufts but they are hard to see.

• Their feathers are white and brown.

• They have black beaks.

The Barn Owl

• Barn Owls are white and brown.

• It has a heart-shaped face.

• It eats mice, rats, butterflies, and lizards.

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’

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.

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.

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.

                         

The Burrowing Owl

• The Burrowing Owl has a very short tail.

• It lives underground.• It eats small birds,

snakes, and grasshoppers.