Eurasian Eagle Owl

Species: Eurasian Eagle Owl
Scientific Name: Bubo bubo
Size: Body length of 24 - 29 inches, a wingspan of 5 - 6 feet, weighs 3 1/2 - 9 pounds.

I AM SPECIAL BECAUSE
I belong to the largest owl species in the world, the Eurasian Eagle Owl. Generally, our species has a wingspan of 5-6 feet and weigh 3 ½ - 9 lbs. I am small for my species, so I only weigh 4 ¼ pounds. We inhabit woodland, open forest, taiga and steppe habitats. Highly adaptable, we may be active at night or in the day, hunting a variety of prey from the air or an open perch like a post or tree in the middle of a field.

RANGE
Our species has a significant range, which includes most of Europe and Scandinavia, western Asia, and eastern Asia (north of the Himalayas).

DIET
The majority of my wild diet includes small to medium mammals like mice and rabbits, birds up to the size of herons and buzzards and any reptiles I might find. I also may eat fish and insects depending on where I live.

NESTING
Eurasian eagle owls breed as early as two years of age, and tend to have one mate for life, using the same nesting site year after year. Eagle owls have been known to nest on cliffs, in nests built by other birds, cave entrances, rocky crevices, or on the ground. As many as four eggs (but more often, two) are laid with a three-day laying interval and incubated for 34-36 days. At less than two months old, young are able to fly and are then fully independent by about five months of age (Penteriani et al., 2004).