ODDLY OUTSTANDING OWLS
with one eye open and the other eye is closed.
The eye that’s open, that half of their brain is
awake. The other side, with closed eye, that
side of their brain is sleeping. They always
have one half of their brain awake so predators
don’t come and eat the owl while they are
asleep. Owls hang around at night when it’s
dark. In order to see, owls have a very large
pupil. About as big as a whole eye. Pupils take
in every little bit of light that there is. Since
owl pupils are so large, they can see very well
in the dark. Since they can do all these things
in the dark, owls are nocturnal.
First off, most owls don’t hoot. The only types
of owls that actually do hoot are Hoot Owls and
Great Horned Owls. All other owls can make
sounds such as screaming, screeching, and
hissing, but cannot screech. Now you know
that most owls really don’t hoot.
in the late winter, you will be able to hear the
calls of owls before you go to bed. These songs
from the males are mating calls. To attract the
female owls. Owls also hoot or screech or
scream, or whatever you like to call it, to claim
their territory. If you hear hooting, and it
doesn’t seem to match each of these scenarios,
the owls are probably simply “communicating”.
Like talking but in a weird owl way. It’s like
their own little language. To sum it up, these
fascinating creatures have so many different
ways to “talk”.
As you can see, owls are very beautiful, majestic
creatures with fascinating features and
instincts. These amazing creatures are different
from all the other birds, they are the odd ones
out like a apple pie in a blueberry pie shop.
The only birds that are nocturnal and the only
ones that can turn their heads almost 360
degrees.
Do you know why owls make these strange
noises though? Sometimes in early spring and
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