Owl’s that!?

Owls are very popular in the crafting community and today I thought I would devote my blog to them.

Here are ten interesting facts about Owls.

• Owls are solitary and nocturnal, with some exceptions.

• Owls hunt mostly small mammals, insects, and other birds, although a few species specialize in hunting fish.

• They are found in all regions of the Earth except Antarctica, most of Greenland and some remote islands.

• Though owls are typically solitary, the literary collective noun for a group of owls is a parliament.

• Owls are characterized by their small beaks and wide faces, and are divided into two families: the typical owls, Strigidae; and the barn-owls, Tytonidae.

• Owls can rotate their heads and necks as much as 270 degrees in either direction.

• The smallest owl (weighing as little as 31g and measuring some 13.5 cm) is the Elf Owl.

• The largest owl by length is the Great Grey Owl which measures around 70cm on average and can attain a length of 84cm.

• Owl eggs are laid at intervals of 1 to 3 days and do not hatch at the same time. (This fact accounts for the wide variation in the size of sibling nestlings.)

• Owls do not construct nests, but rather look for a sheltered nesting site or an abandoned nest in trees, underground burrows, or in buildings, barns and caves.

I hope you enjoy looking at the owl crafts.  Please click on the photo and it will take you directly to the shop. Enjoy!



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