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Sentence Examples Long-billed curlews, burrowing owls, chestnut-collared and McCowan's longspurs summer in the park. The Little owls are often out during the day and often perch in the same place day after day. Hawks and other raptors may dominate discussion in the fall, but this winter, birders are talking about owls. Compared to most raptorial birds, saw-whet owls are a very small-bodied species with high mass-specific metabolic costs. They may be preyed upon by larger animals, such as large owls, coyotes, or large snakes, such as eastern massasauga rattlesnakes. Long-eared Owls usually nest in abandoned stick nests, often the nests of magpies, crows, ravens, or hawks. Like most owls, Great Horned Owls have keen hearing and keen vision in low light, both adaptations for hunting at night. After owls, U.K. government figures identify kestrels, common buzzards, and peregrine falcons as other raptors most likely to end up as roadkill. The array of birds included a hen harrier, barn owls, kingfishers, sparrowhawks, long-eared owls, kestrels and woodpeckers. Walkers will be on the lookout for birds such as short-eared owls, winter wildfowl and the elusive hen harrier. But of course the owls, along with the centre's other creatures, are hunters red in tooth and claw, and far from suitable as cuddly pets. Some young hares, however, are taken by Gyrfalcons, Snowy Owls, Arctic foxes, and ermines. It really is far from the madding crowd, the surrounding palm trees do sway, murmur and rustle, and barn owls hoot softly into the night. Great Horned Owls are early nesters and begin calling in courtship in early winter. Neither the pet shop proprietor nor the new owner of the birds knew that the owls nest in underground burrows, which requires deep soil. Hawk owls are routinely attracted to the small lure from nearly a mile away. Common predators of house sparrows include cats and other mammalian predators, birds of prey, and owls. Put on a fedora, start smoking White Owls, walk with a hunch and get a yappy dog. Bats, owls, grass snakes and lizards should be rehomed before developers can move on to a site in Pewsey, district council officers say. Researchers are also studying Arctic foxes, lemmings, snowy owls and vegetation. Show More Sentences Instead they are eaten primarily by large birds, such as great-horned owls and red-tailed hawks. There was also lots of other great wildlife to see in the area around Malham Cove including nesting little owls, green woodpeckers and redstarts. And yes, in spite of their glowering looks and fierce demeanor, owls can be endearing. They are also prime real estate for red squirrels, bushy-tailed wood rats, northern goshawks, great gray owls, and long-eared owls. The host team also walked off with the fourth-place finish after falling to the Kelowna Owls via a golden goal. Other possible wildlife you may encounter in the area are boobok owls, tawny frogmouths, and wambengers. Some owls screech and scream their heads off, setting your teeth on edge and jangling your nerves. In Scandinavia, hawk owls usually breed only during bursts in the population of voles and lemmings. Oh well, we get the wallabies, devils and quolls, wombats, and then you get the wedge-tailed eagles and goshawks, and lots of owls and bats. Voles are an important source of food for many predators, including snakes, hawks, owls, coyotes, weasels, foxes, mink and badgers. Desert woodrats are vulnerable to predation by coyotes, raccoons, owls, gopher and rattlesnakes, and hawks. Crickets are eaten by small owls, birds, snakes, mice, frogs, raccoons, opossums and many other creatures. Other predators are red foxes, coyotes, wolves, bear, mountain lions, lynx, bobcats, eagles, and great horned owls. But hawk owls, perhaps descended from bird hunters, are skilled aerial predators in their own right. As raptors like hawks and owls prey on the rodents, they risk being hit by a car. He claimed the lighting and netting would ruin residents' views of Canary Wharf, and that nature groups believed owls nesting nearby would disappear. Burrows which have been abandoned may be used for shelter by bats, ground squirrels, hares, cats, civets, hyenas, jackals, porcupines, monitor lizards, owls and warthogs. In addition to human foes, Australian flying foxes must contend with a number of natural predators, including pythons, wedge-tailed eagles and powerful owls. Biologists live-captured dozens of owls, kestrels, hawks and peregrine falcons, which might have fed on poisoned rats, and temporarily held them in captivity. Wildlife is plentiful, including jackrabbits, mule deer, elk, pheasant, sage grouse, barn owls, bald and golden eagles, and dozens of species of songbirds. Show More Sentences There were more stretches through wilderness and spotting shoals of fish, cormorants, cranes, owls, spoonbills, kingfishers, woodpeckers, and a few snakes. Birds of prey also suffered, with many sparrowhawks and kestrels too badly injured to survive, though many owls were successfully treated and released. The wood mice cause few problems, are great fun to watch and attract owls. The site, which is run by volunteers and houses more than 60 birds including owls, eagles and vultures, is a popular destination for families and school groups. They are hunted by coyotes, badgers, foxes, owls, and wolverines. But while she's a bit of a sight at the moment, she'll grow into her looks, with barn owls among the most beautiful birds around. Perhaps we have not been sufficiently aware that talking about access and its implications in Scandinavia is like bringing owls to Athens. Darley and Derwent Parks lie immediately north of the city centre and are home to owls, kingfishers and other wildlife. The arrival of the first humans is correlated with extinction of giant owls and dwarf ground sloths. Predators of eggs and nestlings include raccoons, skunks, badgers, foxes, crows and ravens, dogs and owls. Dwarf elephants, dwarf hippopotamus, dwarf deer, and giant flightless owls were native to Pleistocene Crete. He tried to encourage birdlife by planting trees and hollowing out trunks for owls to nest in. Occasionally, large raptors such as Eurasian eagle owls will prey on young foxes, while golden eagles have been known to kill adults. Predators include humans, hawks, weasels, raccoons, foxes, domestic and feral cats, snakes, owls, and dogs. Its predators include domestic cats, hawks, owls, and many other predatory birds and mammals. Owls hunt mostly small mammals, insects, and other birds, although a few species specialize in hunting fish. As owls are farsighted, they are unable to clearly see anything within a few centimeters of their eyes. Owls have 14 neck vertebrae compared to seven in humans, which makes their necks more flexible. In some species, female owls stay at their nest with their eggs while it is the responsibility of the male to bring back food to the nest. Male burrowing owls have been observed to have longer wing chords than females, despite being smaller than females. Show More Sentences Furthermore, owls have been observed to be roughly the same size as their prey. All owls are carnivorous birds of prey and live mainly on a diet of insects and small rodents such as mice, rats, and hares. Most owls share an innate ability to fly almost silently and also more slowly in comparison to other birds of prey. A silent, slow flight is not as necessary for diurnal and crepuscular owls given that prey can usually see an owl approaching. Barn owls are frequently found drowned in cattle drinking troughs, since they land to drink and bathe, but are unable to climb out. Owls can struggle to keep warm, because of their lack of waterproofing, so large numbers of downy feathers help them to retain body heat. Owls are known for their disproportionally large eyes in comparison to their skulls. Instead of moving their eyes, owls swivel their heads to view their surroundings. However, owls are farsighted and cannot focus on objects within a few centimeters of their eyes. Owls exhibit specialized hearing functions and ear shapes that also aid in hunting. Owls can have either internal or external ears, both of which are asymmetrical. This is especially true for strictly nocturnal species such as the barn owls Tyto or Tengmalm's owl. Owls tend to mimic the colorations and sometimes even the texture patterns of their surroundings, the common barn owl being an exception. In at least one species, female owls do not mate with the same male for a lifetime. Female burrowing owls commonly travel and find other mates, while the male stays in his territory and mates with other females. In the Americas, rather an expansion of immigrant lineages of ancestral typical owls occurred. Among the Kikuyu of Kenya, it was believed that owls were harbingers of death. In general, owls are viewed as harbingers of bad luck, ill health, or death. In modern Japan, owls are regarded as lucky and are carried in the form of a talisman or charm. Although humans and owls frequently live together in harmony, there have been incidents when owls have attacked humans. Show More Sentences Although owls have long been hunted, a 2008 news story from Malaysia indicates that the magnitude of owl poaching may be on the rise. The reserve is open to the public and contains a number of bird hides, from which native owls and woodpeckers may be viewed. Duddon Mosses is a site of special scientific interest with deer, lizards, adders and barn owls. The osprey and owls are the only raptors whose outer toe is reversible, allowing them to grasp their prey with two toes in front and two behind. Owls belonging to genus Asio are known as the eared owls, as they have tufts of feathers resembling mammalian ears. A few Waxwings lingered at St Asaph, Flint and Wrexham, while Short-eared Owls were at the RSPB's Conwy and Burton Mere Wetland reserves. He said the most notable species are Egyptian vultures, larks, falcons, wheatears, owls and partridges. Their quill feathers are not soft like those of other owls, so they make a swishing sound as they fly. Last Saturday, two barn owls were taken from the centre, which is based at Gardenlands garden centre. Magistrates at Caernarfon heard barn owls had nested in a loft at the property for more than 50 years. Some hawks and owls bolt their prey whole, and after an interval of from twelve to twenty hours disgorge pellets. This year, however, as in 2013, there will be very few barn owls floating above the aftermath in the evenings, hunting for mice and voles. The new owl is an eagle owl which are larger than barn Owls but the family are still hoping for positive news regarding their missing bird. Two barn owls were seen desperately flapping wings as the blades came close. Now he has 10 birds of prey including barn owls, tawny owls, Harris hawks, sparrow hawks and a European eagle owl. For decades, many of us have assumed that snowy owls flew south from the high Arctic when their food supply of lemmings was in short supply. Rufous-legged Owls in Oasis La Campana appeared to consume more long-tailed pygmy rice rats and Rattus spp. During my short drive I saw red-shouldered hawks, northern caracara, swallow-tailed kites, burrowing owls, and loggerhead shrikes. Blind snakes were taken into the nest as prey items but some survived in nests to live in a novel commensal association with the owls. Researchers who studied European scops owls on a French island found that the hooting of males reflected their body weight. Show More Sentences Researchers who studied European scops owls found the hooting of males reflected their body weight. Additionally, two seroconversions were detected in burrowing owls between January and March. From one ant after another, to nine echidnas, the ants, owls, wombats, kangaroos, brolgas, crocodiles, koalas, dingos and echidnas, hop on board. A novel, simple, safe and effective trap for Burrowing Owls and other fossorial animals. Look for more exciting locations to be wired for broadcast after the barn owls to help our website followers get more acquainted with and closer to Pennsylvania wildlife. The exact explanation for this development in owls is unknown. Sheffield is best known for its two professional football teams, Sheffield United, known locally as The Blades, and Sheffield Wednesday, known locally as The Owls. Typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. When reintroductions have been attempted for peregrines, the most serious impediments were these two owls routinely picking off nestlings, fledglings and adults by night. Among the most notable animals in the archipelago are austral parakeets, sea gulls, guanacos, foxes, kingfishers, condors, king penguins, owls, and firecrown hummingbirds. Included in the seizure were dead and plucked barn owls, spotted wood owls, crested serpent eagles, barred eagles, and brown wood owls, as well as 7,000 live lizards. The main predators of shrews are owls, weasels, stoats, and red foxes. A recent study indicates that the drastic rearrangement of the genome of the accipitrids may have obscured any close relationship of theirs with groups such as the owls. Owls have at least two adaptations that aid them in achieving stealth. Most owls are nocturnal, actively hunting their prey in darkness. Forgive me, then, for bringing owls to Athens as a thanks-offering. There's nothing quite like grilling a steak under the African stars to the soundtrack of squealing bushbabies, chorusing frogs and hooting Scops owls. Remigial molt in fall migrant Long-eared and Northern Saw-whet owls. The polar bear and the caribou haven't arrived yet, but there's a Kodiak bear, an Arctic fox, a pair of gorgeous snowy owls, a few ptarmigans and a beautiful white wolf. Since the beginning of June, the dead raptors include two great horned owls, a Coopers hawk, a red-tailed hawk and a red-shouldered hawk, Savaikie said. Show More Sentences She has been employed at Huddersfield Sports Centre for the last 31 years as a keep fit instructor and, for the last 17 years, as Owls team leader. Mountain quail, sooty grouse, American dipper, great grey owls and the grey jay will be part of the Lane County Audubon Society's June birdwalk Saturday near Oakridge. The owls were designed by celebrities including graffiti artist Temper, rocker Ozzy Osbourne and Doctor Who fanatic Stephen McKay, who designed the TARDISlike 'Dr Whoot. They offer fantastic photographic opportunities and the chance to see barn owls, marsh harriers, sedge and reed warblers as well as wheatears and wagtails over the reedbed. Because of the high pH in the stomach of owls they have a reduced ability to digest bone and other hard parts, they eject pellets containing the remains of their prey. The two white buildings on the Leeds skyline are the Parkinson building of Leeds University and the Civic Hall, with golden owls adorning the tops of the latter's twin spires. But the spotted owl isn't at the top of the food chain. Instead, the larger great horned owl will eat spotted owls, owlings, or eggs whenever it can. In a bid to protect carob trees, conservationists are using barn owls to fight rats, which feed on the bark causing significant damage that can lead to loss of production. He also invented artificial nest boxes to house starlings, jackdaws and sand martins and unsuccessfully attempted to introduce little owls from Italy. Owls are regarded as having the most frontally placed eyes among all avian groups, which gives them some of the largest binocular fields of vision. Hand-reared sacred ibis Tutan, kookaburra Maidi, red-legged seriema Sergio, ageing eagle owl Ludwig and burrowing owls Bilbo and Hercules are among the birds to have perished. Most commonly, the harriers are the aggressors pirating prey from owls. Small birds, which are agile, are an important source of food for owls. Examples from Classical Literature I saw likewise other fish about a cubit in length, that had heads like owls. About sundown he took in his decoy Hen, as Owls were abundant, and went back to his camp. On several occasions, in winter, groups of long-eared owls have been found roosting in thickets of chinquapin oak. The roots don't want any sun, they like to be in the dark, just like owls and bats. Unlike other species of owls, the burrowing owl is especially fitted for a subterranean mode of life. Owls inhabited the outhouses, and bats the chinks beneath the eaves. But we owls can tell you, using only one ear, the color of a kitten from the way it winks in the dark. Hawks and owls capture a large quantity of our smaller birds. We used to sit outside and you could hear the hawks and owls and whippoorwills. Secondly, there are two owls, representing the short-eared and white barn-owls of Europe. From the owls to the diurnal birds of prey it is but a short step. Two highly specialised, and rare, gyr saker falcons were taken along with two pure sakers, the barn owls and burrowing owl. No, owls and impure birds do not make their nests in the eyries of eagles. Owls and other birds at a sanctuary in Ebbw Vale are enjoying bigger homes after Willmott Dixon donated materials to re-build a row of old aviaries. Find more words! 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