This sing-song call is a duet between a male and female owl. The female makes the “twit” sound, and then the male responds with a wavering “twoo”. Sometimes, it can also sound like “ke ...

1. A female owl is normally around 25% larger than her male counterpart. One theory behind the size discrepancy is that the males are more agile in order to efficiently catch their prey.

See how good you are at recognising the nature on your doorstep by testing yourself in our animal sounds quiz. Correct! It's the croak of a common frog. You can tell the difference between a frog and ...

A lost bird Everything we know for certain about the Itombwe owl comes from just two individuals: one dead for more than 70 ...

The female owl was spotted by passing walkers hovering ... Listen to the best of BBC Radio Manchester on Sounds and follow BBC Manchester on Facebook, X and Instagram. You can also send story ...

Monogamous pairs have one to five eggs (two is typical), both the male and female incubate, and the male also hunts for food. Owls are powerful birds and fiercely protective parents. They have ...

Owls Heaven: A Sheffield Wednesday Podcast Owls progress to the fourth round Danny Röhl and Di'Shon Bernard on the 1-0 win against Blackpool in the League Cup. 8 mins ...

The sight is all the more heartening when you consider that I almost lost the adult female owl this spring. She fell dangerously ill shortly before she was due to lay. When I first noticed her ...

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Cheke, Anthony S. and Hume, Julian P. 2020. The diet, and pellet residue taphonomy, of Barn Owls Tyto alba on a Greek island reveals an exceptional diversity of avian prey. Acrocephalus, Vol. 41, ...