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An owl is my favorite
bird and hence today after a long time I am revisiting the topic but with
specific species of owl that is rare and unique amongst them, so let’s meet Eagle
Owl in the next section.
The Love Story
Engagement with the owl is very old may be of more than 30 years,
during childhood days owl used to visit specific place near our Society which
used to give fuel to the gossip of bad omen of an owl and we used to scare a lot. After
that era, rapid development in the city affected the habitat and owls
sighting has almost vanished. Since then I got the opportunity to sight owls in
my various forest visit which helped me to regain my old days, from here the
love story with owl reinstated. I remember during my first forest visit, I told
Jogi that I am ok even if I don’t find Tiger but please ensure that you help me
with Owl sighting.
Now let me tell you the story of Eagle Owl, it is
special because the encounter was very interesting. We went to Nanaj to locate
many birds but finally, Eagle Owl turned out to be the man of the match. It was two
days visit with Saurbh and Vishnu, on the first day we just had a glimpse of Eagle Owl,
which mesmerized us and forced us to locate once again for clear images. Normally, our expert manages to sight but in this case, Eagle owl suddenly came bang opposite to
Vishnu and me and distance was also good enough. You will not believe it was
staring us for some time that is to with direct eye contact, we wanted that even
Saurabh should take advantage of it hence Vishnu moved silently to call
Saurabh, it took around 5 to 10 minutes but still, an owl was sitting in front of me without any movement. This is unique in itself that it was sitting on open
ground for such a long time with eye contact. We enjoyed to sighting like
anything and finally, it took off. We were feeling like it came there specially to
welcome us and gave sufficient time to meet and greet, it gave sufficient time to stay there and see every part of it because of which it is special for us. Now let us learn some
unique facts of Eagle Owl.
The Facts File
The Indian eagle owl also called the rock eagle owl or
Bengal eagle owl (Bubo bengalensis), is a species of a large horned owl
restricted to the Indian Subcontinent. They were earlier treated as a
subspecies of the Eurasian eagle owl
Eagle owls have a very large wingspan, and they are known for
vivid orange eyes and tufts of feathers on their heads
Prey species of birds include partridges, doves, Indian
roller, Shikra, and the spotted owlet. Birds the size of a peacock are sometimes
attacked
The deep resonant call is associated with a number
of superstitions. Like many other large owls, these are considered birds of ill
omen. Their deep haunting calls if delivered from atop a house are considered
to forebode the death of an occupant
Eagle owl is described as the largest of owls,
however, in terms of length, that particular honor belongs to the Great Grey and
the Blackiston's Fish Owl is arguably heavier
This bird does not tear the meat from the bodies
of its prey but ingests the complete caucus. Later, the bird will regurgitate
a single pellet that consists of bone, feathers, fur, and any other matter
which the owl cannot digest
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