Owls

Owls

Owls are part of our study about nocturnal animals. We joyed

learning about the owl's hunting habits and how they fly.

We compared owls and bats with a Venn diagram. We hope you

enjoy our unit.

Owl Facts

Owls use many different sounds to communicate.

Owls are Birds.

Owls live on every continent except Antarctica.

All owl eggs are white.

An owl coat is made of thousands of feathers.

Owls cannot move their eyeballs.

An owl has three sets of eyelids.

An owl can swing its head around and look behind its back.

An owl can turn its face upside down.

An owl can hear a mouse 60 feet away.

An owl can open and close its ears.

Some owls trick their enemies by playing dead or faking an injury.

Books

Owl Moon by Jane Yolen

Owl At Home by Arnold Lobel

All About Owls by Jim Arnosky

Owly by Mike Thaler

Where Are the Night Animals by Mary Ann Fraser

Lazy Ozzie by Michael Coleman

Owl Babies by Martin Waddell

Night Owls by Sharron Phillips Denslow

Night-Time Animals by Grace Mabie

Owl Links

The Owl Pages

Art

Owl Puppet Gwendolyn

Katie Beth Mary Beth

Avery brought pictures of a Barn Owl that fell out of the tree in front

of his house. They were so neat. Thanks Avery for sharing them with us.

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