The Tawny Owl

Most 1 owl species in UK

Strongly nocturnal

Habitat

Mainly lives in 2 , but can also be seen in urban areas, e.g. parks.

Adaptations:

•   Short wings and 3 , for navigation
•   Brown and 4 feathers, for camouflage
•   Large eyes (more effective than those of 5 ), for good night vision
•   Very good spatial 6 for predicting where prey might be found
•   Excellent 7 , for locating prey from a perch

Diet

Main food is small mammals.

Owls in urban areas eat more 8

Survival

Two thirds of young owls die within a 9

Owls don’t disperse over long distances.

Owls seem to dislike flying over large areas of 10