The TAWNY owl

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Size

The Tawny owl’s size is 38cm /15 inches long.

Habitat

• The tawny owl lives all over the U.K. but it’s not found in Ireland and it mainly lives in woodland and it likes wooded gardens.

When seen and Voice

• The tawny owl is seen at night and it’s seen all year round.

Its voice is the classic hoot and varied kewick, kvick.

Feeding

• The tawny owl feeds on many different things such as voles, mice, rats, small birds, frogs and worms etc….

Breeding

• The tawny owl breeds 2-4 eggs in a hollow tree. Sometimes it even breeds in an old crows nest and it also uses no nesting material.

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BY BONNIE