Ural Owl

Habitat

Mature forests and open woodland, preferring moist areas to dry.

Wild Diet

Small to medium sized mammals, frogs and large birds up to the size of a grouse.

Behaviour

Ural owls are quiet and secretive, and it is unusual to hear them calling outside of the breeding season. The males will call for a mate using a deep rhythmic sound of ‘hohoo-ho-hohohooo'. This sound resembles the noise made by a tawny owl of which the ural owl is a close relative.

Breeding

They sometimes adopt an abandoned buzzard or goshawk nest but may build their own in a tree hollow. 3-5 eggs are laid at 2 day intervals and incubated for 28-29 days.