Barn Owl

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Contrary to popular belief, the Snow Owl can see clearly in the middle of the day as well as the "dead" of night. Some may percieve this wondorous bird as lackadaisal, but this is anthing but the truth. This owl is constantly observing, waiting for the right time to take action. When he takes flight, it is swift and silent. One does not hear Owl approach. Snowy Owl has the precognitive ability to know when he must move or change locations to survive. Once he has changed locations, he adapts and silently goes about his own. He does not need to announce or boast his presence to demonstrate his power and strength. With the gentleness of true strength, he just begins. Snowy Owl- The power of seeing & hearing clearly the innermost secrets of ourselves and others comes with a responsibility to move silently, using our precognitive powers to gently with the confidence of that inner knowledge, move and protect when needed. This is the strength of Snowy Owl.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="4632ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="138c8b80.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="184" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>About the Barred-Owl</B></div> <bR> <div> A medium sized owl, unlike all others in North America, the Barn Owl has a white heart-shaped facial disc. Its small dark eyes are inside of this heart-shaped region and the outside is ringed with dark feathers. This raptor does not have any ear tufts. Its slender body is covered on the back and wings by golden colored feathers flecked with gray. The undersides of its wings are white for the male and pale buff colored with more flecks of gray for the female. The Barn Owl stands on long knock-kneed legs. Along the inner edge on the central talon of each foot this raptor has a comb-like serration. It is suspected that this serration is used for feather grooming. The Barn Owl is the most nocturnal of all the owls, and its heart-shaped face, pale plumage, and nightmarish screams have frightened many a person over the centuries.</div> <bR> <div> The Barn Owl is not a hooting owl. Its calls range from a rasping hissss to a hair raising scream. Its hissss sounds like a whistling tea kettle, and its scream is a shrill kiiissh or even an eerie snore.</div> <bR> <div> Because the life expectancy of the Barn Owl is so short (the average life span is 2 years or less) its reproductive rate is much higher than that of other raptors. Therefore, it lays anywhere from 3 to 11 round white eggs. The number of eggs depends on the abundance of prey. When there is a lot of prey then there are more eggs. In fact, because the Barn Owl has such a short life span, it will commonly raise two broods in the same year. In this way the owl population can be maintained. The Barn Owl does not make its own nest. It uses high cavities that are secluded niches found in barns, silos, church steeples, abandoned buildings, and hollow trees.</div> <bR> <div> This raptor typically hunts rodents in the open from a nearby perch. Because of this, the Barn Owl likes farmlands, meadows, and fields where there are hedgerows, woodland groves, or other hunting perches.</div> <bR> <div> A truly cosmopolitan bird, the Barn Owl is found on every continent except Antarctica. It doesn't like extreme cold, so it avoids mountainous places. In the United States this owl can typically be found in the southern states. However, due to the changes in how land is used, especially in the midwest, this raptor is listed as a threatened or endangered species in many states.</div> <bR> <div> Small mammals, especially field mice and meadow voles, make up 95% of the Barn Owl's diet. In this way, the Barn Owl has greatly helped farmers. In fact this raptor has earned respect from both informed farmers and biologists. When hunting, this owl relies on its excellent hearing. The raptor's hearing is so good, it can hunt in complete darkness!</div> <div> When disturbed or threatened near their nest, both the adult Barn Owls and their nestlings will perform a defensive dance. During this dance the owls will spread their wings out, sway their heads back and forth over their toes (called, "toe-dusting"), and emit loud screeching hisses.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>