Long-eared owl

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Owls (Strigidae)

Once alerted it will keep a close eye on you.
Long-eared owlon RikenMon's Nature-Guide

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Yellow-brown tinged owl with ear tufts and orange eyes. The tufts seen on the head are actually head feathers that rise when alarmed.

This nocturnal bird regurgitates food and ‘owl-pellets’ can be found on the ground below its sleeping perch. These will contain bones, hair and feathers of consumed prey. By day it sits on a branch near the trunk. 
Calls at night oe-oe-oe, as well as during courtship. Sometimes roosts in large groups. Prefers using old nests of other birds. Young are noisy. 

⇔ l. 34-36 cm

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