short-eared owl

The short-eared owl eats field voles and other small mammals, small birds, and insects. It will often hunt in broad daylight. The ‘ears’ which give the owl its name are actually tufts of feathers with no sensory function.

Owl Asio flammeus found in North America, South America, and Eurasia. It frequents open places, and flies in the daytime as well as at night. The head, back, and wings are lightish brown, with darker brown patches; the undersurface is buff or fawn, with blackish markings on the breast; the legs are pale buff; and the toes, as well as the beak, are black. The white eggs are laid on the ground in tufts of heather or furze, or on a clump of sedge or reeds. It is a great vole hunter.