Early morning sound of Tawny Owls, The hooting woodland hunter. #tawnyowl | Get Wild

Forest, the Tawny Owl, is a little too sleepy to finish his call. While most owl species are nocturnal, they do not fully sleep during the day. Owls engage in a form of sleep called "unihemispheric slow-wave sleep," where one half of their brain sleeps while the other half remains awake. This allows the bird to still remain alert should a predator or danger approach while also getting adequate rest. If need be, they can then jump into action to get away from the danger or defend themselves at a

Watch Luna Feed Her Tawny Chick! Luna the female tawny owl is feeding her chicks who are both growing very quickly! Watch how delicate she is with them. Live from Beech Stump, Fotherdale, North Yorkshire. | Robert E Fuller

A little tawney owlet 🥺🥰 Tawny owl parents are usually monogamous, meaning they will pair for life, and fiercely defend their territory throughout the year. Around March time the female will lay 2-3 eggs in an old tree hollow, old crow nests or in a special tawney owl nest box. The chicks will hatch after around a month then before officially flying the nest they will do what is known as ‘branching’ where the young will climb around on the branches near the nest site. The parents will continue