The Little Owl 



ALTHOUGH common throughout the 

 centre and south of Europe, the Little 

 Owl was at one time only an accidental visitor 

 to England. Since the days of the amusing 

 old naturalist Waterton, however, many 

 people have brought specimens over from 

 Greece, Italy, Holland, Spain and other 

 countries, and turned them loose, until it is 

 now quite a numerous species in many parts 

 of England. 



The Little Owl was greatly esteemed by 

 the ancient Greeks, and is said to have 

 been the favourite bird of the Goddess of 

 Wisdom. 



You will recognise it quite easily, whether 

 you see it on the wing or at rest, because it 

 is much smaller in size than any other owl 

 in our country, and flies about in search of 

 its prey just as much by day as it does by 

 night. 



The Little Owl is brown on its upper 



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