..     EAGLE OWL (bubo bubo).     ..

Photo taken at Turnberry Hotel, Apr '05.

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Length: 60-75cm

Wingspan: 1.60-1.88m

Weight: 1.5-2.0kg (m); 2.3-3.0kg (f)

 

Reverberating 'boo-hoo' and strident  'kveck kveck'

 

 

 

Temperate and tropical forests, open country and semi-desert.

 

 

 

EU25: Secure

IUCN: Least Concern

 

 

60x47mm

N.B. EGG COLLECTING IS MURDER. IT IS IMMORAL AND IT IS AGAINST THE LAW.

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Eggs:-

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Population:-

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Fledging:-

1-4

32-36 days

7-8 weeks

Breeding Season: Feb-Jul  2 clutches

21 years

 

 

9100-20,000 pairs

 

 

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Distribution:-

Small rodents, rabbits, hares, lambs, foxes and fawns, game birds and insects.

Usually the abandoned nest of a raptor, but also on the ground or in a tree hollow.

Europe, Russia, Asia and North Africa. Extinct in UK.

 

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Grand-duc d'Europe

Uhu

Gufo reale

Hubro

B�ho Real

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