Owls: Did You Know…
Burrowing Owl
• The burrowing owl is only 9 to 10 inches tall.
• It can be found in the prairie and range lands.
The Jungle Owlet
• This owl eats grasshoppers, lizards, small birds, and mice.
• Unlike most owls, the jungle owlet hunts during the day.
The Barn Owl
• The barn owl has a heart-shaped face.
• Barn owls are found in Nova Scotia.
• They like to eat mice, rats, butterflies, and lizards.
The Snowy Owl
• The snowy owl is mostly white so that it can hide in the snow.
• The habitat of this owl is the northern tundra in Canada.
The Northern Hawk Owl
• This owl is about 16 inches tall and has a wingspan of 28 inches.
• The Northern Hawk owl eats small mammals, voles, and birds.
The Snowy Owl
• The Snowy Owl eats squirrels, rabbits, and mice.
• This type of owl is about 27 inches tall and has a wingspan of 45 to 60 inches.
The Great-Horned Owl
• The Great-Horned Owl eats rats, fish, rabbits, and other owls.
• This owl is between 24 and 33 inches tall with a wingspan of 1 meter!
The Snowy Owl
• The Snowy Owl wears the thickest coat of all. It has thousands of feathers. Feathers even covers its legs and feet!
• The habitats of this owl are prairies, marshes, open fields, and shorelines.
The Elf Owl
• The Elf Owl is only 5 ½ inches tall!
• It is brown and gray with a white belly.
• If you catch an Elf Owl, he’ll play dead.
The Snowy Owl
• The Snowy Owl does not have tufts.
• It likes to eat mice, other rodents, and birds.
• It can sometimes be found in Nova Scotia.
The Elf Owl
• The Elf Owl has yellow eyes and a short tail.
• It eats bugs, mice, and lizards.
• This type of owl is not found in Nova Scotia.
The Snowy Owl
• The Snowy Owl is about 24 inches tall.
• Polar bears are possible predators of this owl.
• The habitat of the Snowy Owl is the Northern tundra.
The Barn Owl
• The Barn Owl is about 18 inches tall with a wingspan of 49 inches.
• They are brown, white, and beige in color.
• They do not have tufts.
The Great-Horned Owl
• The Great-Horned Owl is reddish-brown or gray and black in color.
• It has very large eyes.• It eats rodents, rabbits,
smaller birds, snakes, worms, fish, and frogs.
The Snowy Owl
• The Snowy Owl has tufts but they are hard to see.
• Their feathers are white and brown.
• They have black beaks.
The Barn Owl
• Barn Owls are white and brown.
• It has a heart-shaped face.
• It eats mice, rats, butterflies, and lizards.
The Great-Horned Owl
• The Great-Horned Owl is the second biggest owl in Canada.
• It is about 25 inches tall.
• Its call is ‘Hoo Hoo Hooo Hoo Hoo’
The Snowy Owl
• The Snowy Owl is about 2 feet tall with a wingspan of 1 foot.
• It has white, brown, and black feathers.
• It has yellow eyes.
The Barn Owl
• The habitat of the Barn Owl is open, low-lying areas.
• This type of owl lacks tufts.
• The Barn Owl eats mice, rats, voles, gophers, and shrews.
The Great-Horned Owl
• The Great-Horned Owl is a good hunter.
• They can be very fierce when defending themselves.
• They eat snakes, rats, mice, birds, rabbits, fish, and frogs.
The Burrowing Owl
• The Burrowing Owl has a very short tail.
• It lives underground.• It eats small birds,
snakes, and grasshoppers.