Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 January 1917 — OWL IS DAYLIGHT COWARD [ARTICLE]

OWL IS DAYLIGHT COWARD

But He Is One of the Most Dangerous of Birds to Be Encountered at Night. There are about two hunc red kinds of owls. Some are tiny owls ; some are big eagle owls, 28 inches in length, very fierce and strong, ready to attack a man who goes near, able to kill fawns and large game birds and to do battle with the golden eagle. The courage of one of these golden owls deserts it Im the daytime, and then little birds, led by a crow, may find it and drive It Into the open and tease and worry it without danger to themselves. But when night comes, and the bird can see, only a mighty eagle dare do battle with It. The hawk owl Is one of the owls which work by day. It is big and strong and savage. There are owls with great ear tufts of feathers and owls with none at all. Some are snowy white; others are mottled. Sortie live in holes the ground with prairie dogs and such animals, some make burrows for themselvgs. But most owls live In hollow trees or In church belfries or other high towers. Among so many kinds of owls there are some of course that do more good for men than evil. }