Eurasian Eagle Owl

(Bubo bubo)

The Eurasian eagle-owl is one of the largest living species of owl. This bird has distinctive ear tufts, with upper parts that are brown-black to tawny-buff to pale creamy gray. The facial disc is tawny-buff, speckled with black-brown, so densely on the outer edge of the disc as to form a “frame” around the face. The chin and throat may appear white continuing down the center of the upper breast. The eyes are most often orange in color.

Eurasian eagle-owls are found in much of Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. These birds live in many habitats but mostly in mountain regions, coniferous forests, steppes, and other relatively remote places. They are often found in areas where cliffs and ravines are surrounded by a scattering of trees and bushes.

Eurasian eagle-owls are largely nocturnal, with their activity focused in the first few hours after sunset and the last few hours before sunrise. Eurasian eagle-owls communicate with the help of vocalizations that are used at different times. The territorial song, which can be heard at a great distance, is a deep resonant ooh-hu.

Eurasian eagle-owls are carnivores. They hunt different prey species, predominantly small mammals but also birds of varying sizes, reptiles, amphibians, fish, large insects, and other assorted invertebrates.

Information collected from https://animalia.bio/eurasian-eagle-owl