tawny owl
Nocturnal woodland hunter
A tawny owl is a stocky, reddish-brown owl common across Europe and parts of Asia, known for its distinctive hooting call—the classic tu-whit tu-whoo of British folklore.
It hunts rodents and small birds at night and nests in tree cavities.
One of the most familiar owl species in its range.
Crying like an owl
- hootOwl's cry
- screechHigh, harsh cry
- shriekShrill, piercing cry
- vocalizationProducing sounds with voice
territorial · resonant · eerie · haunting · echo · duet · male · female
Onset of darkness
- duskDimming after sundown
- twilightLight after sunset
- crepuscularRelating to dusk
- gloamingPoetic term for dusk
darkness · moonlight · starlight · midnight · nighttime · shadowy · silhouette · hunting
Bird's lightweight covering
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
- beakHorny avian mouthpart
- talonsHooked bird claws
- wingspanTip-to-tip extent
fledgling · nest · roost · perch · preen · wingbeat · avian · ornithology
Organism that consumes others
- hunterPursuer of prey
- carnivoreCreature eating only animals
- talonsHooked bird claws
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
swooping · ambush · prey · rodents · birds · invertebrates · pellet · regurgitate
Reddish-brown, as plumage
- brownDark earth tone
- mottledHaving irregular color patches
- streakedMarked with bands
- barredBlocked from entry
camouflage · cryptic · patterned · speckled · dappled · variegated · underparts · chestnut
hooting
Crying like an owl
vocalization · territorial · resonant · eerie · haunting · echo · duet · male · female
nightfall
Onset of darkness
- duskDimming after sundown
- twilightLight after sunset
- crepuscularRelating to dusk
gloaming · darkness · moonlight · starlight · midnight · nighttime · shadowy · silhouette · hunting · prey
feathers
Bird's lightweight covering
wingspan · fledgling · nest · roost · perch · preen · wingbeat · avian · ornithology · ornithologist
predator
Organism that consumes others
strike · swooping · ambush · prey · rodents · birds · invertebrates · pellet · regurgitate
rufous
Reddish-brown, as plumage
barred · camouflage · cryptic · patterned · speckled · dappled · variegated · underparts · chestnut
deciduous
Sheds foliage seasonally
territory · cavity · hollow · parkland · hedgerow · copse · grove · churchyard · arboreal · canopy
tawny owlsnowy owl
Large white Arctic raptor
barn owl · white owl · burrowing owl · little owl · great horned owl
tawny owlkestrel
Small falcon, aerial hoverer
sparrowhawk · hawk · falcon · buzzard · red-tailed hawk
owl, tawny, owlet, owlish, owlishly, owllike, owlishness, owlery