Tawny owl

Strix aluco

As brood-places, tree-caves, crevices, niches on attics, fox – u. badger-construction, high-situations, abandoned nests of big birds or self-scratched hollows at the ground serve.

The tawny owl adapts easily. Usually 3 – 5 eggs are laid and bred for about 28 days. The young are born blind. Owls have excellent hearing and can see well in low light. Their dense, soft plumage allows a silent flight. The tawny owl hunts at dusk or at night, both from a raised hide and in flight. As it is a skilful bird hunter, its population decreases less in harsh winters than in owl species that depend mainly on mice.