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  Owl at exZOOberance!
Owls must turn their entire heads to look sideways, facilitated by relatively long and flexible necks that permit the head to be rotated through 270 degrees.
Owls feed entirely on living animals, with the size of the prey proportional to the size of the owl, from insects to mammals as large as hares.
The eastern screech owl is classified as Otus asio, and the Eurasian scops owl as Otus scops.
www.exzooberance.com /virtual%20zoo/they%20fly/owl/owl.htm   (603 words)

  
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The owl was once associated with sorcery, and the dark side of life, and has a long connection with the supernatural and Halloween.
Special wing feathers silence an owl’s flight and muffles the sound of the air rushing over the surface of their wings: this allows an owl to hunt by taking their victims by surprise, it also allows the owl to listen for prey movements while still flying.
Owls use their enormous sharp talons (claws) to catch and carry off their prey, devouring them whole or shredding them to smaller bits.
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 Birds of Prey Carving Books
If you have ever wanted to carve an owl, this book is for you.
There are16 species of owls illustrated in full detail, with focus on body and wing design, feather patterns, flight characteristics, and predatory behavior.
Very well organized and illustrated instructions for red, gray, saw-whet, and snowy owls, kestrel, merlin, peregrine falcon, etc. Section of reference photos.
www.fandfwoodcarving.com /bird-of-prey-book.htm   (419 words)

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