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	Little Owl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Little Owl (Athene noctua) is a bird which is resident in much of the temperate and warmer parts of Europe, Asia east to Korea, and north Africa.
		The Little Owl is a small owl, 23-27.5 cm in length.
		The Little Owl was sacred to the goddess Athena, from whom it gets the generic name.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Little_Owl (286 words)

	Little Owl (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Little Owls are found throughout Europe and Russia, with some sub-species being found in Africa and the Middle East.
		Little Owls have been observed to kill small mammals such as moles and leave them close by their nesting or roosting sites, and as the bodies decompose, feed off of the beetles and small insects that congregate around the body.
		In ancient Mexico, the Aztecs believed that the Little Owl was the messenger of Mictlantecuhli, "The Lord of the Land of the Dead", and it was believed that it flew between the land of the living and the dead.
	www.btinternet.com /~pauldfrost/littleowl.html (577 words)

	BBC - Science & Nature - Wildfacts - Little owl
		Little owls are the smallest British owl and are closely related to the American burrowing owl.
		Little owls are not considered to be at threat, and there is a population of 9,000 pairs in the UK.
		Little owls use a variety of chattering notes at the nest and in particular during the breeding season a loud hoo-oo note.
	www.bbc.co.uk /nature/wildfacts/factfiles/204.shtml (431 words)

	surfbirds.com - night birding
		On returning, with camera, flash and torch at the ready we were stunned to find the Barn Owl in the same place, but as soon as I lifted the camera it flew, not far though.
		Tawny owls seem to prefer bare stumpy broken branches or the steps on telegraph poles and are found in more wooded areas.
		Little owls can be found almost anywhere, but all three species are very faithful to favoured perches so once you've found a good site it is worth paying regular visits.
	www.surfbirds.com /mb/Features/owls.html (459 words)

	Little Owl (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Warm spring evenings are the best time to listen for the call of the little owl: a long, musical but plaintive mewing 'kiew', repeated at widely spaced intervals.
		Little owls can also be found in parkland, old orchards and quarries, and on sea cliffs.
		The little owl was introduced to Britain from the Continent during the last century.
	maraudersmappresents.moonfruit.com /littleowl (189 words)

	The Little or Acadian Owl
		The Little Owl is known in Massachusetts by the name of the "Saw-whet," the sound of its love-notes bearing a great resemblance to the noise produced by filing the teeth of a large saw.
		A nest of our Little Owl, which I found near the city of Natchez, was placed in the broken stump of a small decayed tree, not more than four feet from the ground.
		The Little Owl breeds more abundantly near the shores of the Atlantic than in the interior of the country, and is frequent in the swamps of the States of Maryland and New Jersey, during the whole year.
	www.audubon.org /bird/BoA/F3_G2b.html (1486 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - little owl
		Owl, common name for members of an order of nocturnal birds of prey.
		There are two families: the typical owls, with about 167 species; and the...
		Great Horned Owl, common name for the only American representative of a group of 18 large owls collectively called eagle owls (Owl).
	beta.encarta.msn.com /little_owl.html (121 words)

	Resources on the Little Owl from academic institutions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Little Owl Cinema: Little Owl Cinema focuses on creating cultural events of a unique nature by exploring alternative spaces and methods for the exhibition of film, video and...
		Little Owl Sea-side Finch Sharp tailed Finch Savannah Finch.
		Little Owl This is one of the least of its whole genus...
	mongabay.org /conservation/Little_Owl.htm (1105 words)

	Little Owl
		The little owl (Athene noctua) is probably the commonest and as it is also active during the day it is the most easily spotted.
		His deceptively simple tales of a little owl who just wants to be everyoneâs friend (packaged in compact book format) were a return to a kind of comics that...
		Screech owl: This quiet little owl is a ventriloquist - it's hard to tell from the sound exactly where or how close the bird is....
	conservation.mongabay.com /news/Little_Owl.htm (764 words)

	Little owl, Athene noctua (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In ancient Greek mythology, the little owl, Athene noctua, was the bird favored by Athena, the virgin goddess of arts, crafts and war.
		Owl–eyed Athena was known for her wisdom, and was often portrayed with an owl head, or a helmet with an owl symbol on it.
		The little owl was introduced into New Zealand from Germany by the Otago Acclimatisation Society between 1906 and 1910 and is now widespread in farmland and towns in Nelson, Marlborough, Canterbury, Otago and Southland.
	www.nzbirds.com /birds/littleowl.html (248 words)

	Little owl - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
		Little owl - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
		This small owl was introduced to the UK in the 19th century.
		Illustration of juvenile little owl - Mike Langman
	www.rspb.org.uk /birds/guide/l/littleowl/index.asp (177 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: The Frightened Little Owl (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Little Owl is happy to sit snugly in her tree and wait for her mother to bring her food every night, especially since "out there" seems so scary.
		Her mother, who's been waiting for the moment, leads Little Owl on a chase through the forest until the owlet discovers that she loves to glide through the air.
		Though the story is rather slight, Little Owl's predicament captures the ambivalence young children feel as they try their...
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/1566562643 (323 words)

	NOVA Online \| Island of the Spirits \| Little Horned Owl
		The Ainu look upon [the little horned owl] as a demon who really desires to harm mankind, and they naturally consider him to be a bird of evil omen.
		I once had the misfortune to catch an owl of this kind in the daytime and so unwittingly went through the ordeal of having one of these birds before me. It looked at me with eyes nearly closed and at an Ainu by my side with them wide open.
		By doing so, the demon of evil foreshadowed by the owl may be thrown out of the mouth instead of being swallowed.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/nova/hokkaido/legowl.html (415 words)

	Little Owl
		Status in UK As with all the British Owls, the Little Owl has suffered declines in recent years.
		The little owl is of small size and dumpy appearance.
		This makes the little owl one of the most frequently observed of owls.
	www.hawkandowl.org /page84aaaa.html (321 words)

	Little Owl (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Little Owls are rather inquisitive as the lower photo shows.
		Apparently Little Owl are fairly regular visitors to Gerry's garden, which backs on to fields.
		Little Owls are common residents found across the county, preferring open areas such as farmland and parks with mature trees suitable for nest holes.
	mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /bucksbirds/mysite/Pictures/LittleOwl.htm (99 words)

	British Garden Birds - Little Owl
		The Little Owl is much smaller than the Tawny Owl, indeed it is only about the size of a Mistle Thrush.
		The upperparts and crown are brown and speckled with white, the underparts are whitish with brown streaks.
		Little Owls are often active during the daytime, and can often be seen perched on branches close to the trunk, fence posts, or walls out in the open.
	www.garden-birds.co.uk /birds/littleowl.htm (281 words)

	Western Screech Owl (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The western screech owl is represented by many different subspecies and/or races, each of which vary in size and find a home in diverse habitats.
		Some others are the Saguaro screech owl, which makes its nest in vacant cavities of saguaro cacti (complements of the local woodpeckers) and Brewster's screech owl, which is found in Western Oregon and is apparently an intermediate form of the two subspeces found in Oregon, O.a.
		The owl next attacked the lady of the house as she was bringing in the milk, and as a final exploit struck me full in the face as I was standing near the tree, using force enough to draw blood.
	home.sou.edu /~rible/wildlife/scrchowl.htm (848 words)

	Little Owl nestbox: Home page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		My wife often heard little owls (Athene noctua), when they were standing on nearby lamp posts in the evening as she was putting her horse into its stable.
		As the box is only about 30m from our house, we can see the owls at dusk and dawn as they generally stand on the "veranda" of the box for a few minutes before going in at dawn, or after coming out at dusk.
		We did not manage to see all 5 of the owls at the same time until 11/07/05; however, we can be sure that all three of the owlets survived until then.
	www.littleowlbox.co.uk (869 words)

	Little Owl Opens Eyes of Arizona Builders, Environmentalists / Conservation plan seeks to balance growth, wildlife (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The story of how the bird named the cactus ferruginous pygmy owl has gone from unwanted guest to impetus for dramatic change in the manner in which fast-growing Pima County intends to expand is a tale of cunning and perseverance -- to say nothing of the role of humans.
		For the pygmy owl, that means the 9,000 square miles of Pima County will be covered by the plan, which envisions the county buying key parts of its habitat and letting building continue in most other places.
		The subspecies of pygmy owl, usually 7 inches from beak to tail, also is found in Texas and is common in Mexico.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/02/25/MN96177.DTL (1320 words)

	Eastern Screech Owl - Megascops asio - Information, Pictures, Sounds
		The Eastern Screech Owl was first described by Carolus Linnaeus (the Swedish naturalist who developed binomial nomenclature to classify and organise plants and animals), who classified it in 1758.
		Eastern Screech Owls have also been called the common screech Owl, Ghost Owl, Dusk Owl, Little-eared Owl, Spirit Owl, Little Dukelet, Texas Screech-Owl, whickering Owl, little gray Owl, mottled Owl, the red Owl, the mouse Owl, the cat Owl, the shivering Owl, and the little horned Owl.
		Habitat: Eastern Screech Owls inhabit open mixed woodlands, deciduous forests, parklands, wooded suburban areas, riparian woods along streams and wetlands (especially in drier areas), mature orchards, and woodlands near marshes, meadows, and fields.
	www.owlpages.com /owls.php?genus=Megascops&species=asio (1464 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Books: Owl Babies (Little Favourites S.) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		As three adorable Owl chicks sit on a branch in the woods their fears and concerns become very real as they worry that their mum may not return.
		On a tree in the woods, three owl babies sit and think and wait for their Owl Mother to come home --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
		This story is about three owls and they wake up one night and their Mum went hunting for their food.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0744592704 (782 words)

	British Trust for Ornithology: Owl Appeal - Little Owl
		Typically, Little Owls are found in arable fields, hunting for beetles and worms at night.
		In the late afternoon they can sometimes be seen sunning themselves, but you have to be lucky to spot the motionless form on a branch or tucked into the ivy on a tree.
		Little Owls can be found in most areas of England and in some parts of Wales.
	www.bto.org /appeals/owls/little_owl.htm (213 words)

	Little Owl
		According to the report, the loss of habitat has slowed, but the hapless little owl now faces new threats including competition from barred owls, which are...
		Tawny Owls and Long-eared Owls, though poorly monitored are known to be in decline, while the Little Owl is susceptible to changes in farming.
		...poorly monitored, nocturnal and also in decline (tawny owl and long-eared owl) and the fifth was susceptible to changes in agricultural practices (little owl).
	conservation.mongabay.com /Little_Owl.htm (303 words)

	Back to the drawing board - Little Owl (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Little Owl(Tame)Bright midday sun, underexposed to make background dark and lit with high speed flash.
		A slightly larger image of the owl would be nice, but i realise that would make the shot far more complex to pull off.
		I think digital is well suited to this type of shot, and although your MF camera {with a leaf shutter lens} would be ideal regarding sync speeds, i personally think digital is more practicle {judging from the amount of film i binned last winter, with my failed "birds in flight" project
	forums.naturephotographers.net /eve/ubb.x/a/tpc/f/66110352/m/3580070672/xsl/print_topic (401 words)

	The Baldwin Project: The Red Indian Fairy Book by Frances Jenkins Olcott
		"Big Owl, here is this foolish boy!" And with that she picked him up, and threw him out of the tepee into the dark, and pulled down the curtain before the door.
		They saw him begin to go round and round the robe, counting the quills, until in a little while he was so dizzy and wild that he fell down, and burst into so many [151] pieces that they could never be gathered together again.
		Then he lost his Owl wings, and was always glad to bring in the firewood and carry water from the spring for his mother.
	www.mainlesson.com /display.php?author=olcott&book=indian&story=owl (1753 words)

	DISCUSSION FORUM MESSAGE>
		The design we utilised was the simplified Little Owl nestbox design of the Hawk and Owl Trust.
		We did not employ the more complicated Little Owl box design with the long diamond shape tunnel with the ‘drop into’ nesting chamber at the end.
		The other Little Owl nesting site was in a wooden Barn Owl nestbox to the design described under the discussion topic titled ‘Wood Preservatives’ posted 4/16/2002 and 4/23/2002.
	www.bocn.org /forum/ShowMessage.asp?ID=92 (424 words)

	Little Owl Nesting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Raptor Trust advises that the size of the entrance hole is critical - a 3" (7cm) aperture allows the Little Owls easy access but prevents the much larger Tawny Owl from entering.
		Ensure that no nails, screws or other sharp edges or points are left to protrude into the box or any part on which the birds might perch.
		We offer by mail-order a ready-made non-toxic, weatherproofed marine-ply Little Owl box which is exceptionally hardwearing and crafted to withstand the worst of the weather.
	www.the-owl-barn.com /bbop/nesting3.html (154 words)

	BirdForum - Little Owl
		Hello I was wondering if any one has seen a little owl on the floor in their garden.
		There was no food about as far as l am aware because l only put nuts in the feeders on the front and there were no little birds on the ground.
		I have never seen a little owl come so close to the house.
	www.birdforum.net /showthread.php?t=16445 (249 words)

	Little Owl Cards
		They are in white with a design of 5 owls at the base.
		The box itself is in deep blue and is a quality pack so that they are suitable for presents and will last well, no matter how often they are handled.
		Little Owl Cards can be purchased from 35 Hood Crescent, Bournmouth, Dorset, BH10 4DB.
	www.little-owl.org /cards.htm (536 words)

	SGP Project Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Programme of integrated conservation of the little owl and willow field planting Project Fact Sheet
		Programme of integrated conservation of the little owl and willow field planting
		Plant willows with the participation of rural youth, regional nature conservation officers and managements of landscape parks, hang up 160 nesting boxes for the little owl, 1st stage of a national campaign scheduled to last several years
	www.undp.org /sgp/cty/EUROPE/POLAND/pfs946.htm (64 words)

	Sleepy Little Owl : McGraw-Hill Professional Books
		Little Owl wants to stay up all day and play under the radiant sun.
		Little Owl makes some new friends, but he's getting sleepier and sleepier, and the daytime animals' beds are so uncomfortable!
		Mother Owl says, ``Night owls play at night and sleep during the day.'' But Little Owl is determined to stay up all day and play under the radiant sun, so he steals away, once his parents are asleep.
	books.mcgraw-hill.com /getbook.php?isbn=0070245436 (269 words)

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