. [Articles about birds from National geographic magazine]. Birds. SILENT-WiXGED OWLS OF NORTH AMERIC. UCA 225. 0/arf /Srti>-irs © National Geographic Society ^ LET RATS AND MICE BEWARE THESE OWLS' SHARP TALONS 1 When the author analyzed more than a thousand disgorged pellets of a pair of barn owls (top) nesting in a tower of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, he discovered that they had consumed 2,853 rodents. Because of its characteristic markings, this bird is known to many as the " monkey-faced ; It and the long-eared owl (left), of catlike face, hunt chiefly at nigh
. [Articles about birds from National geographic magazine]. Birds. SILENT-WiXGED OWLS OF NORTH AMERIC. UCA 225. 0/arf /Srti>-irs © National Geographic Society ^ LET RATS AND MICE BEWARE THESE OWLS' SHARP TALONS 1 When the author analyzed more than a thousand disgorged pellets of a pair of barn owls (top) nesting in a tower of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, he discovered that they had consumed 2,853 rodents. Because of its characteristic markings, this bird is known to many as the " monkey-faced ; It and the long-eared owl (left), of catlike face, hunt chiefly at night. Inhabitant of marsh and prairie, the short-eared owl (bottom) has no fear of the sun, being abroad frequently by day. The three represent two families found throughout the United States, the range of the short-eared owl being almost Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Washington, D. C. : National Geographic Society
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