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The feathers on the edge of barn owl’s face creates a disc that works to trap and focus sound, similar to the outer ears of humans. The sound waves travel through the owl’s ear canal until they reach the eardrum, through the ossicles, and into the inner ear so that the owl is able to perceive exactly where their prey is located.
The eastern screech owl (Megascops asio) or eastern screech-owl, is a small owl that is relatively common in Eastern North America, from Mexico to Canada. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] This species resides in most types of woodland habitats across its range, and is relatively adaptable to urban and developed areas compared to other owls.
And, he says, keep a small brush pile in a corner away from your house, if you can. “It will benefit birds and makes a place for prey that will help the owls.” 3.
A screech owl fossil from the Late Pliocene of Kansas [4] (which is almost identical to eastern and western screech owls) indicates a longstanding presence of these birds in the Americas, while coeval scops owl fossils very similar to the Eurasian scops owl have been found at S'Onix on Majorca. [5]
Birds communicate alarm through vocalizations and movements that are specific to the threat, and bird alarms can be understood by other animal species, including other birds, in order to identify and protect against the specific threat. [27] Mobbing calls are used to recruit individuals in an area where an owl or other predator may be present ...
A garden owl is a scarecrow resembling a Horned owl, commonly employed as a method to deter the presence of pests, particularly birds or rodents, in agricultural and urban environments. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]