Tawny Owl

ARKive - Tawny owl, Strix aluco
http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/birds/Strix_aluco/
Find out about bird that is protected at all times in the UK under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981. Provides links to series of still colour photos and videos.

BBCi Nature Wildfacts - Tawny Owl
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/207.shtml
Study sharp-focus set of colour photographs of the tawny owl (Strix aluco), and review its conservation status.

British Garden Birds - Tawny Owl
http://www.garden-birds.co.uk/birds/tawnyowl.htm
Enjoy reading about nocturnal bird found in woodland across much of UK (except Ireland) that is frequently mobbed by gangs of smaller birds. Plus colour image and audio clip.

Edinburgh Bird of Prey Centre - Tawny Owl
http://www.birdsofprey.org.uk/Tawny%20Owl.htm
Discover nocturnal raptor’s diet that includes rodents and small hawks. Examine a photo of the owl and learn more about its habitat and behaviour

Eurobirding.co.uk - Tawny Owl
http://www.eurobirding.co.uk/tawny_owl.HTM
Explanation of the species’ distribution, abundance, and habitat includes a list of birding sites where the raptor may be found.

Hawk Conservancy - Tawny Owl
http://www.hawk-conservancy.org/priors/tawnyowl.shtml
Hear a recording of the raptor’s call, view a photo, and explore the species’ behaviour, diet, and habitat preferences.

Kielder Water Bird of Prey Centre - Tawny Owl http://www.discoverit.co.uk/falconry/tawnyowl.htm
Digest fact sheet on the species that includes a photo, a recording of the raptor’s call, and facts about its range, habitat, and favourite foods.

Owl Pages - Tawny Owl
http://www.owlpages.com/species/strix/aluco/
Appreciate the distribution, prey, colour variations, habitat, and reproductive biology of the raptor, listen to its calls, or browse photos.

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds - Tawny Owl http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/guide/t/tawnyowl/
Begin to recognize this large bird with eerie call that is common in England, Scotland, and Wales, but not in Ireland. Colour photograph.

Young People’s Trust for the Environment - Tawny Owl http://www.yptenc.org.uk/docs/factsheets/animal_facts/tawny_owl.html
Check out fact sheet that provides data on habitat, behaviour, and relationship with man of owl found across much of UK, Scandinavia, north Africa, and western Asia. Plus colour image.

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