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[NixNoodleNumbat]

No... We start around about the start of February...

 

In Australia the school year starts two weeks after the new year. In those two weeks, we don't go to school.

Oops.... It felt like 2 weeks...

 

[NixNoodleNumbat]

Owls
Lesson 1
Stigidae & Tytonidae?!

There are two basic types of owl. They are called tytonidae and strigidae.
So here are the basics for each type:
Strigidae:
Strigids(short for strigidae) are cuter than tytos(IMO). They have rounder faces, smaller heads and shorter legs than tytos. Most of them have feathered ear tufts.
Since I don't like explaining but I do like looking at owls, here are some strigids:

Eagle Owl

Great Gray Owl

Great Horned Owl

Long Eared Owl

Spotted Owl

Though Snowy Owls may look a lot like tytos, they are actually strigids.

Tytonidae:
Tytos(a shortened version of tytonidae) are sometimes called plain 'barn owls'. IMO, they are more graceful and majestic than Strigids. If anyone has read the Guardians of Ga'Hoole books, they might recognise the word 'tyto' in 'tytonidae'. Unlike strigidae, tytonidae all look a fair bit alike, except with different colourings and slightly different face-shapes.
Here are the basic differences:
Heart-shaped face
Large head and long legs
Hunt at night
No feathered ear tufts
Since I don't like explaining but I do like searching for pictures, here are some tytos:

Barn Owl

Barn Owl

This is a mutated barn owl. It is actually not a sooty, but a black barn owl.

Lesser Sooty Owl

Compare the of strigids and tytos and you'll see the difference.

 

[Quinn4321]

OK, this is all cool .
Sorry If I missed it but what are we supposed to do? Explain the differences, or...?

 

[NixNoodleNumbat]

OK, this is all cool .
 Sorry If I missed it but what are we supposed to do? Explain the differences, or...?

No, you're not meant to do anything. I probably should've told you that.

 

[Quinn4321]

OK

 

[NixNoodleNumbat]

You can post drawing of owls, if you want, though.