Owls

=Owls= by John I

**__Owls-General__**
Owls are birds that are found all around the world. There are over 200 species of owls. They range in size from 5.5inches to 33inches. Most owls are nocturnal which means, they are active during the night. They have sharp beaks and powerful talons to help with catching prey. Owls live in nests, hollows, or burrows and some even live in cacti. The Pygmy, Elf, Barn, Short Eared,Long Eared,Barred, and the Northern Saw-Whet, are all examples of owls!



**__Famous Owls__**
There were many owls who were famous! Woodsy Owl, Tootsy Roll Owl, and Harry Potter's owl, Hedwig, are only a few of the many famous owls.Woodsy owl was part of an enviornmental plan to educate people on pollution. Tootsie Roll owl is on a famous candy commercial. Hedwig was a big part in the Harry Potter series, to bring messages from other wizards.





**__Owls of the Midwest__**
If you're planning to go to the midwest, here are the owls that live there.The Barn Owl, Eastern Screech, Great Horned, Long Eared, Short Eared, Barred, and the Northern Saw-Whet all live in the midwest.

**__Owls Specialties__**
Some of the food owls eat are rats, mice, bats, fruit, bugs, rabbits, and other birds too,these are only a few of the foods owls eat. Owls are different from other bird in their digestive system. The parts the owls can't digest such as fur and bones,are put into their gizzard. The gizzard forms pellets which is all the fur and bones that are rapped into a ball. Then the owl spits up the pellet.



Another special feature about owls is that all owls except for the Elf and Pygmy Owls, have serrated feathers on the front of the wings making flying silent. This enables owls to surprise their prey.