OWL'S
Owls are nocturnal hunters. Screech owls grow to about 8" Tall, and are grey or red in colour. They have ear tufts that can be lowered or hidden and their diet ranges from small rodents, amphibians, smalls birds to insects. Screech Owls can be found in swamps, woods, parks, and the suburbs. They nest in tree cavities, Old woodpecker holes or birdboxes. Screech Owls are territorial staying around the area of the nest which will hold 3-5 white eggs. The eggs are incubated for 21-28 days and then the babies stay in nest for 30-32 days. Screech Owls are well known for their shrill whinny, rising and falling pitch. The Great Horned Owl grows to about 25" with a wingspan of around 54" and is named primarily from the tufts of feathers on it's head giving it a 'horned' appearance. The Great Horned Owl is best identified by the tufts of feathers on its head, large yellow eyes, and dark beak. On it's back is a mottled arrangement of sooty browns with white and black. the Great Horned Owl gives a series of six or seven low, resonant hoots: whoo, who-who-who, whoo whoo. Produce 2-3 white eggs in an abandoned hawks or another large bird's nest and are usual the first species of bird to begin breeding with their courtship starting in early January. These birds hunt most actively at dawn and dusk.
MAURITIUS KESTREL
(Endangered)
One of the world's rarest is the Falco punctatus or the Mauritius Kestrel. It can found only at Mauritius Island (off the coast of Africa and Madagascar), Mascarene Islands and the Indian Ocean in sub-tropical rainforests and sub-tropical evergreen forests.
