Birds of Prey

An Eyass traditionally refers to nestling falcons but can be used to describe any downy baby Raptor. Baby owls are called 'owlets'.

Owls are hunting small animals, insects and sometimes fishes.

une chouette

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or 'un hibou'

Chouette and Hibou are two distinct species of birds of prey.
They can be distinguished by the presence of a feather on the head. (a Chouette has no feather on its head).
So , the answer Franc91 gave is not "ornithologycly" (I like inventing words) correct.
Actually, French do not make the difference of gender with some animals : owls (and generally birds), Turtles...... Une chouette (feminine word) will be used for the male and the female. However, French also make the mistake (who knows the difference between une chouette and un hibou !?? - I didn't know myself before looking at Wikipedia). So what the ......

Symbolism of an Owl Tattoo

An owl generally symbolizes knowledge, being wise but can depend on each individual persons interpretation.

Yes it does. Unless one of them gets killed by another animal then the other will seek a second mate (with the exception that if the owlets are still young and incapable of flying then that single parent will not for a while)

loss of habitat

None, they are extremely dominant. For example, the absolute predator among the birds in Africa is the Verreaux Eagle Owl. It even feeds itself with eagles!

This depends on the development of the creatures feet. For birds they are called feet. For tree shrews and koala bears they are called paws for lemurs, monkeys and apes they are called hands and feet.

badgers have a jaw, and they can chew and bite so yes they could eat an owl.

The female Barn owl weighs about 570g or 20 oz however the male will weigh

weighs about 470g 15.5oz though this will depend on captive bred or wild, like humans, Owls are different sizes, even though they are the same species.

they are carnivores. i don't think they eat vegetabesl fruit or any type of producers.

They have to be in an open environment and they have to be in a dark place. Also they like to catch there prey without going far. They like to be near rough grass land because they can catch small mammals and rodents.

Well, that is a question I was going to ask to clarify more and be more specific in my report, however, I do know that it starts with an egg. The owl's egg tooth helps it's way out of the egg, and soon after it hatches the egg tooth falls off. When they are first born they are pink and rather ugly (yet i think a little cute!). They do not yet have any flight feathers, only downy feathers. When they are ready these will molt so the new flying feathers can come in. They are taught to fly and hunt by their parents, then at some point they will leave to find their own nests and make a family. Families often consist of 2-3 chicks, and these little chicks compete for food when there is a low supply; and the biggest ones will win. Soon if this keeps happening the others) will die. However, this is all the circle of life... Duh

Sticks mainly.
The nest of a bald eagle is made of tree branches and other stuff. The branches are really thick, some of the are not. The eagles do their nest really big in tall places.
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Robins have a couple of warning calls that they make when they spot a predator, which helps other robins to notice the danger. If a hawk flies over, robins sometimes freeze in position, and can hold still for a long time if necessary. One summer I spent a lot of time watching a pair of Merlins (bird-hunting falcons) who were nesting in an area adjoining a robin nest territory. Whenever the male robin sang, he sang at half volume, so he sounded very far away when he was right there!

Yes. Owls are birds, and birds reproduce by laying eggs.

Spotted Owl or any Owl for that matter is definitely a predator in its own ecosphere. Especially in India, it is now on the verge of becoming extinct owing to destruction of its natural habitat.

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They use their talons to grab their prey in the head to kill they swallow use their stomach to pack the bones into a bundle of fur and they spit it back up threw their beaks process is called yarping.They then...hehe POOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No, they can turn it 270 degrees, which is far, but not all the way. They look like they can turn their heads all the way around, but its just that they have a lot of fur surrounding their neck which makes it look that way.

Vulture meat has been substituted for and sold to consumers as chicken in some countries. Vultures are under animal protection laws and therefore illegal to be sold as food in most countries.

Call your local fish and game or wildlife service. They have all the equipment to take care of it. Above all, don't keep it. There are laws in place that could get you in a lot of trouble for keeping a wild animal.

You cannot tame a raptor unless it is an imprint. Raptors in general, (owls included) are wild, but can be conditioned and trained to associate you as a method of getting food. This is what falconry is about. In falconry, you train a raptor to hunt with you. (well, you actually hunt for the bird.) At any time, the raptor can fly away from you and return to the wild, so you are dependent on the bird.

An imprint is an eyas (baby raptor) that has been raised with humans from the egg. Naturally, infant animals are imprinted on their parents, which helps them survive and associate with their own species. Unlike other birds, imprints think that they are one of you. Because of this, they are dependent on you- until they become adults. They are very high maintenance to raise and train, and many things can go wrong.

Many people have the wrong idea that owls can become tame. Unfortunately, Harry Potter and Hedwig have only feed to the flames. In the U.S., the mere handling of owls is illegal except for licensed zoos, vets, and rehabilitators. Beyond this, there are very few exceptions. Even experienced falconers agree that training owls for falconry is nearly impossible. Besides, owls aren't very smart; trivia from the Harry Potter movies admitted that it took 8 months to teach a barn owl to fly to someone's hand with a letter.

Update: Adult Great Horned Owls MAY be trained, but the process is extremely time consuming, rare and not always successful. For falconry, there are far faster, better ways to catch and kill prey than with an owl, imprinted or otherwise. Unlike hawks or falcons, owl brains do not operate the same by sight. Their brains are functioning on life through audible cues. The adult owl cannot be trained in the same procedure as an adult trapped hawk, which is hunger based with positive rewards for performance. Owls have extremely low metabolisms and can go several days without food, negating the use of hunger as a motivator. It will not respond and will resent the attempts, only taking a bite or two to sustain life before retreating back to it's basic instincts of survival through avoidance and non-comformity. Owls are not stupid. They are simply uninterested in anything that does not involve their immediate mission and have no reason to change. They can discriminate the tiniest scratching sounds of a mouse in a field of windblown grass and nail it. This is done by sound, not sight. Trying to walk in a field while hunting with your owl, only makes it's job harder. There have been many documented accounts of imprinted owls being very successful at falconry hunting on jacks and cottontails. Only a couple of instances have been documented where an adult owl was used with success. These were trained by Anna Amparo Sanchez in Barcelona Spain at the King's of Spain Natural'Mente raptor center. The most difficult part of training a captured adult owl is to develop the bird's recognition... and ACCEPTANCE of the human's presence and as a safe source of food. It is better to find a candidate at a rehabilitation center that has been exposed to these aspects over a long period of time, AND has fully recovered from any injuries that placed it there. That eliminates the hardest part of the equation. My newest adult owl "Edsel" originated from that same background and is progressing through his training as expected. Still... the process is painfully slow. An imprint is definitely the way to go if you wish to punish yourself with training an owl for falconry use.

There are bald eagles throughout the state of Illinois. Consider yourself very lucky though if you see them in person. The largest population of bald eagles is believed to be at the Newton Lake in the small southeastern town of Newton, Illinois

Owls, like all birds, have a cloaca for all excetory functions.

Mantling. The raptor covers the prey to protect it from potential thieves.