1. OWLS

2. HABITATS
Owls live in lots
of different
habitats. Most
owls prefer
woods and
forests for the
nesting sites.
Snowy owls are
found in icy
tundra and far
north.

3. HABITATS
Tiny elf owls live
in deserts of
north America.
Other owls live in
grass lands, farm
lands and
marshes.
Screech owls live
close to people
in parts of New
York city in
buildings and
gardens.

4. TOGETHER
Male and
female owls
stay together
for a long time.
Owls stay in a
nest for about
twenty years.
Some owls live
in their nest
year after year.

5. NESTS
Most owls build
nests. Snowy owls
nests in the open in
small hollows. But
some owls find
already made homes
on trees and cliffs.
Elf owls find cacti to
live in. Spotted long
eared owls live in
nests made by
eagles crows and
magpies.

6. OWL CHICKS
Owl chicks grow
quickly. Their parents
take great care of
them. Their parents
give them a constant
supply of insects and
small animals.

7. GROWING FEATHERS
Owl chicks
have to be kept
warm. Their
mother stays
close to them
until their
feathers grow.
Barn owls take
seven weeks to
grow their
feathers!

8. LEAVING THE NEST
When the nest gets
crowded chicks spread
their wings and hop on to
nearby branches. When
they are six to eight
weeks old, the owlets fly
away.

9. OWLETS
Young owls are paler in color and have different
markings than their parents. Young Pels fishing
owls stay in the nest for eight months and then
leave!

10. HEARING
Owls have good
hearing. They use
sound to catch
prey. They hunt
in the dark.
feathers are
arranged to funnel
sound toward
their ears.

11. SENSES
Barn owls have
one ear hire
than the other.
Sound reaches
one ear first.
They can find
where sound
comes from.

12. SIGHT
Owls have
sharp eye sight.
They can see in
poor light. Owls
eyes cannot
move in their
sockets. They
have to swivel
their head and
look around.

13. HUNTING
Owls hunt in different
ways. Owls that live in
woods and forests sit in
the tree tops and watch
and listen for their prey.
Then they swoop down
from their branch and
catch their food.

14. PREY
Owls swallow
their food
whole
including fur
and feathers.

15. PELLETS
Six or seven
hours later they
cough up a
pellet that has
these
indigestible parts
in it. Pellets look
like a black
sausage. They
are about the
same size as a
thumb.

16. FLYING
Owls are skilled flyers. Owls
have broad wings. They
can slow their flight so they
can swoop down on their
prey. Owls can fly quickly.
Great horned owls can
reach speeds of 60
kilometers an hour.

17. WING FEATHERS
Owls fly silently.
They have soft
feathers at the
edge of their
wings. These
muffle the sound
so they can
swoop

18. MOULTING
Once a year their
feathers fall out.
They come out two
or three at a time
because they are
damaged or worn
out. New ones grow
in. This is called
moulting.

19. OBJECTIVE
Students will:
• Look at the features of owls found in the taiga of Europe.
• Create a drawing of an owl that includes correct anatomy and visual texture.
• Learn how to create a variety of patterns that produce different values.
• Collage tissue papers with diluted glue to create a sky.
CREATE VALUE
USING TISSUE PAPER
ADD TEXTURE WITH
BLACK SHARPIE

20. Step 1

21. Step 2
• draw the large body with double lines near the shoulders.
• Also, draw a line encircling the eyes and the beak as shown in picture 2.

22. Step 3
• Begin step 3 by drawing the pupils inside the eyes (picture 3).
• Now, draw a tree branch followed by the talon or claw with which your owl is holding on to the branch.

23. Step 4
Add Color and Patterns