burrowing owl
DESCRIPTION
Burrowing Owl. Athene cunicularia. By: Hope. A.K.A. What makes a Bird Of Pray a Bird Of Pray. Their talons and beaks tend to be relatively large, powerful and adapted for tearing and/or piercing flesh including other birds. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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By: HopeBURROWING OWL
Athene cunicularia
A.K.A
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Their talons and beaks tend to be relatively large, powerful and adapted for tearing and/or piercing
flesh including other birds.They are defined as birds that primarily hunt
vertebrates, including other birds.Birds of prey are birds that hunt for food primarily
on the wing, using their keen senses, especially visionBirds of prey, or raptors, are meat eaters and
use their feet, instead of their beak, to capture prey. They have exceptionally good vision, a sharp, hooked beak, and powerful feet with
curved, sharp talons.
WHAT MAKES A BIRD OF PRAY A BIRD OF PRAY
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They have what looks like white eyebrowsBrownish white feathers
Long legsBright yellow eyes
7 1/2”-10”21” wingspan
6 ounces
WHAT THE BURROWING OWL LOOKS LIKE
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They live underground in burrows that have been dug out by small mammals like ground
squirrels and prairie dogsThey are found all the way from Canada to Brazil
They burrow on fence posts and trees
WHERE THEY LIVE
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Small mammalsInsectsReptiles
AmphibiansSmall birds
they gather food for their large broods
BURROWING OWLS DIET
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Early springGestation 28 days
3-12 eggsThe chicks can fly at 6 weeks
The young owls begin appearing at the burrow’s entrance two weeks after hatching
and leave the nest to hunt for insects on their own after about 45 days.
BURROWING OWL REPRODUCTION
young will make a snake hissing sound
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call video
BURROWING OWLS CALL AND BEHAVIOR
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It caches their pray with its feet Long legs mammal dung, usually from cattle Hearing and vision are extremely acute although they
are nearly color blind and have no eye-movement hunts by walking, hopping, or running along the ground
WHAT MAKES A BURROWING OWL A BIRD OF PRAY
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DDT's insecticidal properties were not discovered until 1939\
second half of World War II to control malaria and typhus
First synthesized in 1874 Paul Hermann Müller
was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1948 "for his discovery of the high efficiency of DDT
DDT
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less than 10,000 breeding pairs Endangered land is used for farming, roads, homes
HOW MY BIRD IS DOING IN THE WORLD
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habitat destruction Land development agricultural development pesticides horned owls, hawks, foxes, badgers and even domestic
pets
THREATS
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bob their heads to express excitement or distress.
the dung attracts dung beetles, which the owl then captures and eats
OTHER FACTS
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http://bss.sfsu.edu/holzman/courses/Fall%2003%20project/Burrowing%20Owls.htm
http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/burrowing_owl.php#
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