Owls Get a Bad Rap!
In many cultures, owls are omens of death, destruction and harbingers of bad luck. Fortunately in our Western culture, we see owls as a symbol of wisdom. Their image is used often in our art. And the ‘scary’ Barn Owl is associated with Halloween. The Barn Owl is white and hunts at night taking on a ‘ghostly’ quality in moonlight and their screech ends abruptly sounding like someone just died. Good time to find out more about owls! It turns out there are 19 species of owls in the U.S. and over 200 species in the world. Many of them like the climate and terrain of Arizona. I’ve seen only a few because they hunt during the night and rest during the day. Just opposite of my activities! Great Horned Owl - Portal AZ Owls have large round heads, forward facing big eyes (about the size of ours), sharp beaks and long strong talons. The placement of their eyes allows them to see straight ahead (binocular vision) as well as incorporating the side vision