Owls Cologne enclosure!
Great Grey Owl (lat. Strix nebulosa) or a large gray owl - large (wingspan of up to six meters) bird genus Owl.
big-owl, painting smoky gray without red tones. Eyes are yellow with dark concentric bands around.Black spot under the beak, like the beard, for which this kind of got its name. The underside of the wing striped.
Lives taiga zone, sometimes in the mountain forests. Distributed from the Kola Peninsula to the mountains of Primorye. From the boundaries of high forests in the north to East Prussia, the Baltic states, the central zone of the European part of Russia (about 52 ° north latitude). It is found also in Siberia to Transbaikalia, the Amur Region, Sakhalin, and Mongolia. In winter, occasionally appears in the middle band.
No female construction uses suitable size nests of other birds - hawks and buzzards. In clutch there are 2 to 4 white yaits.Sova sitting on eggs very hard, and the wings and tail she raised high, so that the bird reminds hatching chicken. Male, probably involved in the hatching. At the approach of the enemy to the nest great gray owl takes off reluctantly and only threatening beak clicks. Term brooding about mesyatsa.Razvitie chicks is slow: they begin to flutter at the sixth week after the release of eggs and only 1 to mid-August, put the final outfit. Broods are held together with parents through the autumn.
Hawk owl. Northern Hawk Owl (lat. Surnia ulula) - medium-sized long-tailed owl on top of chocolate-brown with white spots, the bottom is almost white with sharp thin transverse stripes. The eyes and beak are yellow, "ears" no. Flight is fast, straightforward, usually just above the ground. Length - 35-43 cm. Wingspan of 60-80 cm. Feeds mainly on small rodents, and occasionally birds.
Barn Owl (lat. Tyto alba) - a bird of prey family sipuhovyh, the most common bird in the world of a kind barn owl. Found on almost every continent, except Antarctica. On the territory of Russia is found only in the Kaliningrad region.
Predatory bird the size of a checkbox, its length is 33-39 cm, wingspan 80-95 cm. Weight birds varies widely from 187 to 700 g, and in many cases it is not a geographical characteristic, and depends on each particular individual. However, in general, the smaller island birds. A medium-sized owl, with a slender physique and long legs. Plumage very soft and fluffy. The upper part of the body usually ocher-red, cross-ash-gray streaks and numerous small dark stripes and speckled. Color the bottom of the body varies depending on the habitat area - for example, in Western and Southern Europe, the Western Canary Islands, North Africa and the Middle East it is white; in the rest of Europe, the Eastern Canaries and Madeira yellow-orange. As a rule, the lower part of the body scattered rare dark spots. The tail is short. Corolla front has the shape of the heart (the hallmark of all sipuhovyh), usually white with ocher kaёmkoy, with patches of red feathers around the eyes. The iris is dark brown. Ears are arranged asymmetrically - one of them is located in the forehead and another - at the level of the nostrils. Such a structure of the hearing aid helps birds excellent at different angles to hear the sounds of a potential victim. The bill and cere bright, yellowish-white.The legs are completely covered with feathers, but on the tibia and tarsus are more rare. Males and females externally differ little from each other - females tend to appear slightly darker than males.Young birds of mature or do not differ at all, or look more motley.
Filin (lat. Bubo bubo) - bird of prey Owls squad.
One of the largest owls in the world. Size of males vary geographically from 50 cm and 1100 g and 65 cm and 2800 g, females are larger: 60-75 cm and 1700-4200, the wingspan - from 160 to 188 cm. Intensity of dark plumage pattern is different, characterized by thin transverse ripples on belly and black wide longitudinal streaks on the chest and neck. In nature, owls live up to 20 years or more in captivity - to 60 Owl - one of the most common owl in the Russian representatives. His armor. name letters. means "owl owls." Owl inferior dimensions only fish owl. Owl is easily determined by its size, the dark beak, pubescent to claws and paws pen lugs, tilted outward. From fish owl, he has a more intense pigmentation of plumage and iridescent eyes, feathered legs and noiseless flight.
For owl deep and measured waves of wide wings. As a rule, the owl flies slowly over the ground, looking for prey, alternating flapping flight to the short planning. Owls that live in the mountains, canyons, can use rising air currents and long soar in circles in height, but this flight is not typical for him. If necessary, the owl is able to fly at a speed sufficient to easily catch up with the crow. He also has the ability to develop full speed almost instantly, with the first stroke. Sat down to rest on a tree or the ground, holding the body upright.
