FEATURED SPECIES: BARN OWL
The Barn Owl is one of the most widespread of all birds. It is found on all continents except Antarctica. This owl has a distinct heart-shaped facial disk, small, dark eyes and an elongated beak.
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Hear the Barn Owl’s sound: [Click Here] |
Make a Barn Owl Mobile: [Click Here] |
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View & rotate a 3D image of a Barn Owl: [Click Here] |
See a video of a Barn Owl: [Click Here] |
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Listen to the sounds and learn about the raptors living in Massachusetts.
American Kestrel Bald Eagle Barn owl Barred Owl Broad-winged Hawk Cooper’s Hawk Eastern Screech owl Great Horned Owl Merlin Northern Goshawk Northern Harrier Northern Saw-whet owl Osprey Peregrine Falcon Red-shouldered Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Rough-Legged Hawk Sharp-shinned Hawk Short-eared owl Snowy Owl Turkey Vulture |
VIRTUAL OWL PELLET DISSECTION
Owls feed on small animals and swallow them whole or in small pieces. The parts that they cannot digest (the bones, feathers and fur) are packed tightly together in the owl’s stomach and regurgitated daily. You can tell what an owl has eaten by looking at the contents of its pellets. Do a virtual owl pellet dissection: After reading directions:
VIEW AN AMERICAN KESTREL IN 3D VIRTUAL REALITY
The Royal Alberta Museum has created a three-dimensional image of an American Kestrel specimen from their collection. Follow the instructions below to view, rotate, and examine this artifact more closely. View & rotate a 3D image of an American Kestrel: The American Kestrel is the smallest falcon (7–8 inches in length) in North America and perhaps the most colorful raptor in the world. The male has a rust-brown back and tail, slate-blue wings, black-spotted under parts and two distinct black facial stripes on each side of the head AERIAL ACROBATICS - A GRIPPING TALE
Bald Eagles are known to cartwheel thru the air with their talons locked together. Are they playing? Are they courting? Experts think it is a form of play because the participants are usually young eagles. But adult pairs have been spotted doing it as well. So it seems there is no one simple answer to explain this behavior. To watch an animation of 2 Bald Eagles locking talons [Click Here] To learn more[Click Here] WEBCAMS
See what life is like inside a raptor’s nest:
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Make a Barn Owl Finger Puppet |
