THE LONG-EARED OWL 
The eggs of the Owl are quite round, and pure 
white in colour. They differ from those of the 
Pigeon in being dull, chalky, and rough to the touch. 
There are rarely more than six eggs in a nest, and 
generally only four. The eggs take about twenty- 
four days to hatch, and may be found during the 
latter part of March and the beginning of April. 
The Owlets remain in the nest for a long while, 
and they are fed by their mother for ten weeks or 
more. 
A young Owl, when tamed, makes an interesting 
pet. A poor mother-bird, who had lived for some 
years in a hollow tree, had her Owlets taken away as 
soon as they were able to fly. At last she saw a boy 
climbing the tree to steal the only one she had left. 
Seizing her Owlet in her claws she quickly carried it 
off to a place of safety, and never again did she return 
to her old haunt. 
