Top Ten Things Owls Give a Hoot About

Here’s our countdown of the things owls love. From mice to eyelids and spinning their heads around, these animals have some pretty diverse interests.

1) Spinning their head around:

Owls can turn their head 270 degrees

portrait owl  

2) Stealth:
They fly silently thanks to big wings and serrated flight feathers

Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa)
 

3) Mice and other rodents:

They make up a big part of most owls’ diets

Eurasian Eagle Owl holding mouse as prey

4) Eye-tubes:

Owls have elongated eyes instead of round eyes

Long-eared Owl Face-to-Face

5) Eyelids:

Owls and other birds have a third eyelid for cleaning their eyes

Blink Babies Burrowing Owl

6) Wisdom:

A group of owls is called a wisdom, parliament or study

Three Owlets on a Branch

7) “Night owls”:

Owls are nocturnal, hunting for prey when it’s dark

snowy owls at night

8) Things far away:

Owls can’t see clearly up close, only in the distance

Spectacled Owl
9) Hearts:

Their face is heart-shaped and forms a disk to magnify sound

barn owl heart face

10) Hiding :

The colour of their feathers helps them to camouflage

Screech Owls on a tree

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