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Ural Owl<\/h1>\n \n \n\n

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The Great Snowy Owl<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Ural owl lives in the boreal forests of Scandinavia and Russia. Its plumage is thick in these regions. It is also found in the forests of the Balkans, where its plumage is browner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ural Owl is crepuscular and nocturnal. During the mating season, it may be active in broad daylight. It nests in a hollow tree or in an old raptor\u2019s nest. It is highly territorial, especially during the nesting season, and does not hesitate to attack intruders. This has even earned it its Swedish name, which refers to its aggressiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In German, its name refers to the resemblance of its striped tail feathers to those of the Northern Goshawk (a bird of prey closely related to the buzzard).<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Description<\/h2>\n \n

Strix uralensis<\/p>\n \n

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600 g to 1.2 kg<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n

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The Ural owl was successfully reintroduced in Bavaria National Park in Germany in the 1970s, then in the Czech Republic, and now in Austria to reestablish a connection with the Balkan population.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/section>\n\n

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It feeds mainly on rodents, but also on frogs, insects, and birds.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/section>\n\n\n

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