The Owl. 89 



If the barn owl catches more food than it needs, 

 it stores it up for future use. 



It hardly ever leaves its home by day, unless 

 driven out. When this is the case, all the little 

 birds in the neighborhood attack it in flocks. 

 They seem to think it an enemy which they 

 know they can annoy. As the owl cannot see 

 very well, it sometimes has a hard time defending 

 itself. 



The barn owl has perfect disks of feathers 

 around the eyes. The tail is rather short and 

 round ; the wings reach beyond the tail. The 

 toes of this owl are not feathered. 



The horned owls have tufts of feathers on their 

 heads which stand up like horns or ears. 



If these tufts are pushed away, you can see 

 a curious opening into the head which is the 

 true ear. 



The screech owl is much like the horned owl, 

 only smaller. 



