brown owl

Silent hunter. The calls of the tawny owl (Strix aluco) sound dark and eerie, and are often used as background music for nighttime scenes in crime dramas. Tawny owls use these calls to mark their territory, and they are most often heard in autumn and late winter. These silent hunters are well camouflaged, with a greyish-brown or reddish-brown base color for their plumage. The owl's large head lacks ear tufts and sits atop a stocky body.

Large round button eyes and a darkly framed light face veil give the tawny owl its typical appearance. Tawny owls can grow to be 40-42 cm and weigh between 400 and 600 g. Females are slightly larger and heavier than the males. Your flight is almost noiseless. This is due to the particularly dense and velvety padding of the wings and the comb-like teeth on the outer wing springs. They swirl the airflow and suppress any sound.