Here's something a little different for me. It caught my eye in an email I got from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and was about the Eurasian Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo). First of all, I didn't know that there was such as thing as an 'Eagle Owl'. Well, the Eurasian Eagle Owl is a species of horned owl found in much of Asia and Europe.
It is a large and powerful bird with an amazing wingspan of up to 138-200 cm and measures 58 to 75 cm long. I has a strong direct flight. Females (the larger of the two sexes) weigh up to 4.2 kg (9.4 lbs) and males weigh up to 3.2 kg (7 lbs).
It feeds mainly on small mammals, but will kill prey up to the size of foxes and young deer, if taken by surprise.
The size, orange eyes, and ear tufts make it distinctive. It is mainly nocturnal and is found in mountains and forests with rocky areas, usually nesting on cliff ledges.
Eurasian Eagle Owls live for around 20 years, and can live up to 60 years in captivity.
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BarrytheBirder
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