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All About Owls

Marie
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To download the PDF, just go to thehomeschooldaily.com and look under science slideshows. The All About Owls slideshow is the perfect science reader for those wanting to learn the major characteristics of owls. This slideshow also prepares a class or student for an owl pellet investigation lab. You can download the guided notes for this slideshow at The Homeschool Daily under their science tab. Just look up our Owl Unit Study to download all of our owl resources.

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All About Owls Created by Marie @ The Homeschool Daily
There are over 200 known species of owls. God created birds on the 5th day of Creation.
There are 19 species of owls in North America. The great horned owl, barn owl, and barred owl are most known. Great Horned Owl Barn Owl Barred Owl
Baby owls are called owlets. Even though mother owls can lay up to 14 eggs, they can only lay 1 a day. The number of eggs laid depends on the amount of food supply available.
Even though all owls do not look exactly alike, they have some common characteristics.
In general, owls are nocturnal. This means they are more active at night and sleep during the daytime.
The color of an owls feathers can help them blend into their environment. This is called camouflage.
Owls also have special feathers that allow them to fly silently through the air.
Owls like to live in holes of trees and abandoned nests of other animals.
Owls do not have eyeballs. Their eyes are long and shaped like tubes. Therefore, they cannot move them.
Because owls have forward- facing eyes, they have well- developed binocular vision.
Owls are far-sighted. This means they can see things well from far away, but do not see things clearly up close.
Owls can turn their heads up to 270 degrees both ways.
Not all owls hoot! Owls make a variety of sounds including whinnying like a horse and hissing. The familiar hoot is a territorial declaration.
Female owls are larger and heavier than the males of their species.
The tufts of feathers atop some owls heads, referred to as ear tufts are for display only.
The smallest owl species is the elf owl. It stands less than 6 inches tall and weighs less than an ounce and a half.
Owls are carnivores. They eat insects, small mammals, and other birds. Some owls eat fish. Carnivores eat meat.
In this example, the owl is at the top of the food chain. The owl is a predator. The animal it eats is its prey. What animal is a predator and prey?
Owls are called raptors, or birds of prey. They use their sharp talons and curved bills to hunt, kill, and eat other animals. Curved bill Talons
Since owls have no teeth, they cannot chew up their food.
In the gizzard of an owl, the bones, teeth, and feathers of its prey are compacted into a tight pellet that the owl regurgitates. Photo by Leslie Abram
An owl pellet can be 1 to 4 inches long. Generally, owls spit or cast up 2 pellets a day.
Inside an owl pellet, you will find the bones, fur, and teeth of an owls prey. Using a bone chart, you can determine what the owl ate.
Owl Pellet Investigation Time Visit The Homeschool Daily for more Owl resources! Look under our Science Units!

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All About Owls

  • 1. All About Owls Created by Marie @ The Homeschool Daily
  • 2. There are over 200 known species of owls. God created birds on the 5th day of Creation.
  • 3. There are 19 species of owls in North America. The great horned owl, barn owl, and barred owl are most known. Great Horned Owl Barn Owl Barred Owl
  • 4. Baby owls are called owlets. Even though mother owls can lay up to 14 eggs, they can only lay 1 a day. The number of eggs laid depends on the amount of food supply available.
  • 5. Even though all owls do not look exactly alike, they have some common characteristics.
  • 6. In general, owls are nocturnal. This means they are more active at night and sleep during the daytime.
  • 7. The color of an owls feathers can help them blend into their environment. This is called camouflage.
  • 8. Owls also have special feathers that allow them to fly silently through the air.
  • 9. Owls like to live in holes of trees and abandoned nests of other animals.
  • 10. Owls do not have eyeballs. Their eyes are long and shaped like tubes. Therefore, they cannot move them.
  • 11. Because owls have forward- facing eyes, they have well- developed binocular vision.
  • 12. Owls are far-sighted. This means they can see things well from far away, but do not see things clearly up close.
  • 13. Owls can turn their heads up to 270 degrees both ways.
  • 14. Not all owls hoot! Owls make a variety of sounds including whinnying like a horse and hissing. The familiar hoot is a territorial declaration.
  • 15. Female owls are larger and heavier than the males of their species.
  • 16. The tufts of feathers atop some owls heads, referred to as ear tufts are for display only.
  • 17. The smallest owl species is the elf owl. It stands less than 6 inches tall and weighs less than an ounce and a half.
  • 18. Owls are carnivores. They eat insects, small mammals, and other birds. Some owls eat fish. Carnivores eat meat.
  • 19. In this example, the owl is at the top of the food chain. The owl is a predator. The animal it eats is its prey. What animal is a predator and prey?
  • 20. Owls are called raptors, or birds of prey. They use their sharp talons and curved bills to hunt, kill, and eat other animals. Curved bill Talons
  • 21. Since owls have no teeth, they cannot chew up their food.
  • 22. In the gizzard of an owl, the bones, teeth, and feathers of its prey are compacted into a tight pellet that the owl regurgitates. Photo by Leslie Abram
  • 23. An owl pellet can be 1 to 4 inches long. Generally, owls spit or cast up 2 pellets a day.
  • 24. Inside an owl pellet, you will find the bones, fur, and teeth of an owls prey. Using a bone chart, you can determine what the owl ate.
  • 25. Owl Pellet Investigation Time Visit The Homeschool Daily for more Owl resources! Look under our Science Units!