Barn Owls
Everyone is fond of owls.
You have probably been to Rose Canyon before, and if you have you probably have seen or heard about a Barn Owl. Barn owls are very interesting animals and I am going to tell you about what they look like, when they do not need their parents, what they eat, and where they live. But what is a Barn Owl you might ask? A barn owl is a type of owl that lives in canyons, such as Rose Canyon.
There are a lot of barn owls that live in Rose Canyon. They live in very big nests so the whole family can nest including the young. They like to nest in very tall trees, such as an Oak Tree. The tall trees protect them from predators.
Have you ever wondered when owls don’t need their parents? Well, until the first born is 2 weeks old the female must constantly look over her chicks. The female can leave her chicks at home when they are all at least 2 weeks old to go hunting. The chicks can go hunting alone for their own food when they are 17 days old.
Most barn owls eat meat. Some of the meats they hunt and eat are mice, rats, moles, and other small animals. The male will hunt at night. Then he will bring the food back to his family.
Barn owls actually aren’t the only owls that live in Rose Canyon. There is also a type of owl called a Great Horned owl. So when ever you go to Rose Canyon make sure to look out for those owls!
Photo Credit: Brandon Warren via Compfight
Dear Mackenzie,
We hope we spelled your name right.
It is interesting that baby owls can go hunt when they are only 17 days old.
We learned lots from your project about barn owls. One other thing that was interesting was they nest in tall trees not small ones because so they are pertected from preditors.
Did you get the information from the computer or books?
did you have fun doing this project about owls?
We did projects a couple weeks ago Livea’s was about whales Julia’s was about the desert.
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Livea and Julia climb high bloggers
Dear Mackenzie,
We hope we spelled your name right. It is interesting that baby owls can go hunting when they are only 17 days old. We learned lots from your project about barn owls. One other thing that was interesting was they nest in tall trees not small ones because they are protected from predators.
Did you get the information from the computer or from books? Did you have fun doing this project on owls?
We did projects a couple of weeks ago. Livea’s was about whales and Julia’s was about the desert.
From,
Livea and Julia – Climb High Bloggers
Dear Mackenzie,
That was an interesting pot about barn owls.
From,
Caitlyn
Dear Julia and Livea,
I did get a lot of the information from a book called Barn Owls. Thanks for reading my post on Barn Owls and I am glad you learned so much.
-Mackenzie