Long-eared Owl

The Owl with the Long Tufts

Its head is topped by two large tufts that are often
erect: it is said to “frown.” In fact, the tufts lie flat when the owl is calm.

Pairs of short-eared owls are monogamous and their relationships last only one season. The pair rarely builds a nest and prefers to use that of a crow, a buzzard, a magpie, a raven, or even a squirrel.

It hunts its prey by flying over fields and open terrain, gliding silently, eyes on the lookout, alert to the slightest sign of life. As soon as it spots its prey, it dives on it in a gliding flight and seizes it with its talons.