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OWLS BY <name key="ANN">

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CONTENTS AND INTRODUCTION

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Contents

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1 Introduction

2 What are owls

3 fact sheet 1

4 fact sheet 1

5 fact sheet 2

6 fact sheet 2

7 British birds of prey

8 Owl skeleton

9 Eyes

10 Feathers 1

11 Feathers 2

12 British birds of prey <reg>silhouettes</reg>

13 Feet

14 <reg>pellets</reg> 1

15 <reg>pellets</reg> 2

16 Mammal identification

17 Tawny <reg>owl's</reg> lunch

18 Owl cartoon

19 Hawk and owl trust

20 Hawk and owl trust

21 Tawny owl

22 Tawny owl feathers

23 Tawny owl pictures

24 <reg>Newspaper</reg> clipping (tawny owl)

25 Barn owls

26 Barn owl pictures

27 yoyo's home

28 Newspaper <reg>clipping</reg> / Barn owl

29 The barn owl and its habitat

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31 Barn owl feathers

32 Snowy Owl

33 Snowy Owl feather

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34 Long eared owl

35 long eared owl photos

36 Short eared owls

37 Little owl

38 Docker park farm

39 Owl word search

40 <reg>Mystery</reg> Maze

41 leaflets

42 leaflets

43 The owl sanctuary

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Introduction

I was asked to do a project through the Summer Holidays on a British bird or a group of British birds.

<gap desc="imported material"> I chose owls because I like them and I find them <reg>interesting</reg> birds.

I chose the six main British Owls these are The Tawny Owls, Barn Owls, Snowy Owls <NOTE desc="no punctuation"> Long eared owls <NOTE desc="no punctuation"> Short eared owls and Little owls.

I chose these six because they are the most common <gap desc="uncertain punctuation"> British owls.

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To gather <reg>information</reg> for this project Mum and I sat down and <reg>discussed</reg> trips out to various places. I got <reg>information</reg> from talking to the keepers, newspaper <reg>clippings</reg> and books from the library.

<gap desc="Personal name"> has offered to come in to my class and talk about owls.

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BRITISH BIRDS OF PREY

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British Birds of Prey

There are 18 British Birds of prey.

Birds of prey are meat hunters, some hunt their own food and some are scavengers, while some do both.

Their Diets vary from insects, worms, mice, voles, rabbits, hares, and other birds and larger mammals.

Birds of prey have sharp claws and <reg>powerful</reg> feet, <reg>another</reg> name for their feet <sic>are</sic> talons. <reg>Their</reg> talons are to catch and hold their prey. They have a hooked beak to tear flesh. They have very good eye sight <NOTE desc="no punctuation"> one of the best of any living creature, and very large eyes. Some British Bird of prey have 3 to 4 times better eye sight than man. Some British Bird of prey's eyes are so big that <sic>the</sic> can't move them so they have to move <NOTE desc="word/s missing?"> heads. Some owls can even turn <reg>their</reg> head up side down.

field <reg>of</reg> vision

Hawks 35&deg;-50&deg;

Owls 60&deg;-70&deg;

Size

In nearly all Birds of prey the female is a &frac13; larger and <reg>Heavier</reg> than the males.

Hearing excellent - but usually hunt by sight.

(Owls usually hunt by sight and hearing)

Sense of Smell

Not good.

Owls are British birds of prey.

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Owl Skeleton

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RADIUS

METACARPAL (Fingers)

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE

<reg>SKULL</reg>

EYE SOCKET

<reg>CLAVICLE</reg>

<reg>CORACOIDS</reg>

RIBS

STERNUM (<reg>BREAST</reg> BONE)

PHALANGES (TOES)

TARSUS

TIBIA

FIBULA

SCAPULA

PELVIC BONES

COCCYX(TAIL)

FEMUR

THORACIC VERTEBRAE

HUMERUS

ULNA

The Owl skeleton has hollow bones to reduce weight.

<reg>Their</reg> bones are fused together to make a strong <reg>framework</reg>.

They have a large keel-shaped Sternum to provide an anchorage for the large flight muscles

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Feathers

<gap desc="figure">The contour feathers formed the streamline outline of the owl, they tend to be <reg>stiff</reg> tightly packed and short feathers.

Below the contour feather is a layer of downy feathers which help to insulate the owl <reg>which</reg> is vital for survival in cold weather. <gap desc="figure">

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Shaft

vane

<reg>quill</reg>

Barbs

shaft

The feathers are made of a Protein called <reg>Keratin</reg> which also makes up human <reg>hair</reg> and <reg>nails</reg>.

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TAWNY <gap desc="figure"> OWLS

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Tawny Owl Feathers

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TAWNY OWL

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TAWNY OWL CHICKS

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BARN <gap desc="imported material"> OWLS

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BARN OWLS

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This is a photo of Leighton Hall's Barn Owl's ENCLOSURE.

The Barn <reg>Owl's</reg> name is YO YO <NOTE desc="no punctuation">

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This is a clipping from the Daily Mail

It <reg>tells</reg> you how owls see in the dark.

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These are Barn Owl feathers given to me <sic>from</sic> <gap desc="Personal Name">

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SNOWY <gap desc="figure"> OWLS

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Snowy Owl Feather

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This was given to me by <gap desc="Personal Name">

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LONG EARED <gap desc="imported material"> OWLS

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Long Eared Owl.

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SHORT EARED <gap desc="imported material"> OWLS

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Little OWLS

Little owl feathers

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INFORMATION GATHERING

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<gap desc="identifying text"> farm.

I went to visit the owl <reg>sanctuary</reg> at <gap desc="identifying text"> farm. When we got there We went into the owl park and met a man called <gap desc="personal name">. <gap desc="personal name"> said that he would send me some information on owls, but we also had a chat to him, he said the most <reg>endangered</reg> British Owl is the snowy Owl because there are no males in the rest of the United Kingdom. He also told me that on the 3 <sic>night</sic> of rain the parent owls eat the chicks because <reg>their</reg> wings are not <reg>waterproof</reg>.

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I went to <gap desc="identifying text"> to find out about Owls we went and <sic>to</sic> a few <reg>photos</reg> of the owls. We got someone to <reg>explain</reg> a few things We stayed and watched the show I found out quite a lot.

When we went with School the Owl <reg>keeper</reg> said they were looking for a mate for Holly the snowy owl <NOTE desc="no punctuation"> now she's got Ivy her mate.

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1 BARN OWL

2 TAWNY OWL

3 LITTLE OWL

4 LONG EARED OWL

5 SNOWY OWL

6 <reg>PELLET</reg>

7 FEATHERS

8 FLIGHT

9 HUNT

10 BIRDS OF PREY

11 BEAK

OWL WORD-SEARCH

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Can you help the baby Little owl find its perch <NOTE desc="no punctuation">

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BIBLIOGRAPHY AND INDEX

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Index

A

B Barn owls p25

Barn owl feathers p31

Barn owl pictures p26

British birds of prey p7

British birds of prey <reg>silhouettes</reg> p12

C

D Docker Park farm p38

E Eyes p9

F Fact sheet 1 p3/4

Fact sheet 2 p5/6

Feathers p10/11

Feet p13

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H Hawk and Owl trust p19/20

I Introduction p1

J

K

L Leaflets p41/42

Little owl p37

Long eared owl p34

Long eared owl photos p35

M Mammal identification p16

Mystery Maze p40

N

Newspaper clipping / Barn owl p28

<reg>Newspaper</reg> clipping / Tawny owl p24

O

Owl cartoon p18

Owl skeleton p8

Owl wordsearch p39

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pelletts p14/15

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Index

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Short eared Owl p36

Snowy Owl p32

Snowy owl feather p33

T

Tawny Owl p21

Tawny owl feathers p22

Tawny owl lunch p17

Tawny owl pictures p23

The Barn owl and its habitat p29/30

The Owl <reg>Sanctuary</reg> p43

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V

W

What are owls p2

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Y Yoyo's home p27

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