Colouring of plumage owls tend to be "protective", that is, it merges with the environment, helping the bird to remain unnoticed during the day of rest. pens forest owls usually brownish, while the species that live in the coniferous forests, there is a grayish hue. owls - dwell in the wilderness, and their relatives, driving on flat terrain, characterized by a lighter color: owls in the desert certainly red. except fish owls, feathers and legs covered. due to the fact that the outer fingers of her current, owl equally firmly grasps and roost, and his sacrifice, and the claws of something they all have long and sharp. females tend to be slightly larger than males, but the color of the feathers they have practically the same. true, the snowy owl males differ in the snow-white plumage, and in their friends, it is noticeable brownish streaks. owls have sharp eyesight and hearing. their large eyes are adapted for hunting in low-light conditions. often people say that the owl can see well in the dark, but the light of day - poorly, but neither one nor the other view is not correct. sauvé, because her eyes were looking forward, as a man is inherent in binocular vision, but its wider field is achieved through the bird's ability to turn his head almost 180 degrees. the ears have it located on both sides of the facial disc, and some kinds of external ears are asymmetrical, that is, one can be 50% larger than the other, to the same or higher located. especially great for all owls inner ear. and the neurons in that portion of the brain that is responsible for hearing, have far more than most other birds. as a consequence - a thin rumor that some owls location of their prey are able to determine in the darkness, and then a layer of snow. incidentally, a brush on the ears of some types of hearing nothing to do with owls are not, but are likely to help to identify members of their species. habits owls almost all species of owls are nocturnal, except brownie owl, widespread in southern britain and europe, and short-eared owl, occurring across britain and eurasia. two species of owls - hawk owl and polar - live in the arctic. in the summer they are hunted on clear nights, and in winter prefer a few hours of daylight hours. during the day, most favored by owls resting in place - on a branch, in a crevice on a ledge of rock, and even under the eaves of an abandoned house. there are species that make their nests in recessed
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