Hedwig & Snowy Owls
What gender of owl is Hedwig in the Harry Potter movies?
Although Hedwig is a female Snowy Owl, the owls playing her in the Harry Potter movies are actually this gender because of their whiter plumage and lighter weight.
Errol is the clumsy family owl belonging to which wizarding family?
The Weasleys!
Pigwidgeon is what species of owl?
Eurasian (Common) Scops Owl
Real Snowy Owls live primarily in which arctic biome across North America, Europe, and Asia.
The Arctic tundra
What is a lemming?
The primary prey species of real Snowy Owls when abundant is this fierce little rodent, which is swallowed whole head first.
What is the biggest (or longest) owl in the world?
Measured from head to tail, the Great Gray Owl holds this record among all owl species in the world.
What are ear tufts?
Eurasian Scops Owls have these distinctive head feathers that stick up and resemble ears.
Little Owls and Burrowing Owls are mainly active at what time of day?
Daytime
When a Snowy Owl's face gets gooped up with blood and guts after eating, it sometimes cleans up by wiping its face in what natural substance?
Snow
Over 90% of a wild Great Gray Owl's diet typically consists of what rodent species?
A meadow vole!
The Little Owl's scientific name (Athene noctua) comes from being the sacred bird of which ancient Greek goddess?
Athene (or Athena)
Female Snowy Owls are larger than males, averaging almost this weight in pounds.
4 1/2 pounds
What are the powerful hunting claws on Snowy Owls called?
Great Gray Owls are different from heavy Snowy Owls because they have thin _____.
toes/talons
Little Owls are not native to England, but were introduced there during which time frame?
Late 1800s.
Great Gray Owls in North America range down into states such as Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and ______.
Minnesota
A cave painting in Ariege, France, long misidentified as a Snowy Owl, actually depicts what species of owl?
A Long-eared Owl!
What types of larger prey do Great Gray Owls catch?
Rabbits or squirrels
Like most tiny owls, Eurasian Scops Owls and Little Owls eat ______, catching them on the wing.
Insects
In Asia and Europe, Great Gray Owls are found in northern Scandinavia, Russia, Siberia, Mongolia, Manchuria, Amurland, and this island _______.
What is Sakhalin?