Horned owl Essays

  • Great Horned Owl Katsina Doll

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    Von Monogyna´s Great Horned Owl Katsina Doll (Mongwa) is the master carver´s representation of the Katsina spirit Mongwa. Monogyna crafted the Katsina in 1980 out of cottonwood root. Cottonwood root is the traditional material for Katsina dolls because it was once abundant in the Hopi´s homeland, modern day Arizona. Katsina dolls are religious icons that were traditionally created to teach children, especially young girls about the Katsina Spirits (Hopi Cultural Preservation Office). The Mongwa Katsina

  • Fox Island

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    Fox Island is a 605-acre park that is in southwest Allen County. The park’s address is 7324 Yohne Road. Fox Island is twelve minutes from the Fort Wayne International Airport, eight minutes from Lutheran Hospital and nineteen minutes from downtown Fort Wayne. The park’s neighbors include Interstate 69, National Serv-All’s landfill and Eagle Marsh Preserve. Fox Island is a park within a park that has 270 acres dedicated as a State Nature Preserve. This area protects unique plants, animals and

  • Black Falcon Research Paper

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    The Black Falcon's scientific name is Falco subniger. The Black Falcon is native to Australia. The Black Falcon is found near watercourses that are lined with trees. They are also found in woodlands. They like to roost in trees at night. During the day will use power poles for resting places the Black Falcon is a bird of prey. Their body is brown to black, and their throat is pale colored. They will have a blueish-white bill and feet. Their legs are short and heavily feathered. They will

  • The Barred Owl

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    "The study of the Barred Owl (Strix varia): Appearance, Location, Habitat, Food Habits, Reproduction, and Management Plans" The barred owl (Strix varia) is the most commonly found in southeastern Ohio, but is range across North America is vast. Strix varia is a large, round-headed woodland owl with a grey-white facial disc. Its plumage is grey-brown with white spots on the back, white streaks on the belly, and distinct white bars on their neck and breast, from which their name is derived. It has

  • Taking a Look at the Saguaro Lizard

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    Saguaro desert is the horned lizard. Without the horned lizard, the Saguaro desert would fall apart quickly. If you have ever heard someone say, “Hey look! There’s a horned toad!” they are really referring to a horned lizard. They have spines (spikes) to protect themselves from predators. These lizards move slowly, and are patient for their food. They eat mostly insects such as ants, and in the Saguaro desert, they eat kangaroo rats. There are 14 different species of horned lizards. They are different

  • Barn Owls Research

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    Barn Owls A.J. Driggers I am so mad because I have to research owls in science. Slowly I logged on to my computer and found a site on owls. Instantly I was instantly intrigued by how interesting owls could be. I read the whole hour in concentration. When the bell rang I knew that I would research them again. Barn owls have round heart shaped heads. Their eyes are black but inside their eyes they have huge retinas and eyes packed with rods and cones that help them see in low light vision. Their eyes

  • Hawks

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    birds of prey. Any bird that makes its living by hunting, killing, and consuming live animals has a characteristic similar to the hawk. Even though owls are not related to eagles, falcons, and vultures they have similar hunting habits and similar equipment for catching and killing - sharp, hooked beaks, and strong, sharp, curved toenails or talons. Owls are nocturnal for the most part and the others hunt during the day. Hawks evolved from raptors which also were birds of prey. Hawks evolved with eagles

  • My Visit to the World Bird Sanctuary

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    be here if it without World Bird Sanctuary because that’s where my parents met. Back them my dad was volunteering there in my mom was an intern. So it goes without saying that my family and I love wildlife especially birds of prey which are hawks, owls, falcons and eagles. I’ve been going to World Bird Sanctuary since I was a little kid. Some of the people my dad volunteered with are now staff members at World Bird Sanctuary including the director Jeff Meshach. Though I’ve been going to World Bird

  • Like Mother Like Son

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    Can a handsome and well-behaved fellow be someone or something that he is not? The audience is not shown Norman Bate’s mother directly, but because of the dialogue, the composition, and the props of the stuffed birds, we come up with the conclusion that Norman Bates is actually his murderous mother and more boyish than manly which contrasts with Marion’s personality in the scene where Marion eats dinner with Norman in the parlor. The dialogue featured in this scene helps us see Norman’s boyish nature

  • The Scarlet Ibis

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    birds can be used for examples good examples and foreshadowing in “The Scarlet Ibis”. Like the screech owl, it can give the reader a hint about Doodle’s death in the story. When the owls are in the coffin this can help predict that Doodle’s death will come soon, assuming if the reader catches the hint. The screech owls are very wise animals, they know what the coffin is used for. Since the owls are very wise, they already know Doodle’s condition as well as what will happen. Also the oriole is an

  • The Arctic Owl Research Paper

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    The Arctic Owl I work in a lab, a billion miles away from anyone, way out in Alaska. What do I do, you may ask? Well I try and help animals survive by giving them abilities that will help them thrive on their own out in the wild. My latest project has been on the Arctic Fox. These foxes populations is not exactly on the rise, because hunters and bigger prey have been picking them off. So I am bringing a few into the lab to try and get them to have bigger teeth, bigger claws, and most of all a bigger

  • The Texas Horned Lizard

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    The Texas horned lizard, Phrynosoma cornutum, is a species in the lizard family, Phrynosomatidae, which has ten genera and a diverse group of over 125 different species (Hammerson 2007; Cossel Jr. 1997). Lizards in this family can be found in Mexico, Panama, most areas of the United States and parts of Canada (Heying 2003). Phrynosomatids range in a variety of forms, but are most commonly distinguished by their small size (less than 10 cm long), rough and keeled scales, spikes on their bodies, and

  • Burrowing Owl Essay

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    Most owls are nocturnal birds that are found everywhere in the world. The fossils of the owls’ existence have dated back 54 million years ago. There are 205 different owl species. The owl species are divided into 2 different groups, one known as the barn owl, and the other as the true owls. True owls are more common than barn owls. The picture above shows a burrowing owl, which is a species of true owls. They have round faces where as barn owls have heart shaped faces. Most owls use their binocular

  • The Northern Spotted Owl Research

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    chosen to do research on the Northern Spotted Owl for my keystone lab. Many factors can influence the life of this species. The Northern Spotted Owl is said to be located in the Old Growth Forests of Northern California, Oregon, Washington and some small areas in British Columbia, and Canada. The northern spotted owl has inhabited these areas for hundreds of years, yet was only found as a species in the early 1900’s. We are all aware the Spotted Owls (Strix occidentalis caurina) is a keystone species

  • Stop Logging Before it Destroys the World

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    Cutting the trees also reduces our oxygen supply. The beauty of the land is defaced with logging and should be stopped for environmental concerns. Now let’s look at the wildlife effects from logging. Endangered species such as the Mexican Spotted Owls need a dense forest for its natural habitat. Logging will de... ... middle of paper ... ...t the large diameter trees called old growth trees. The reason they only want these is because they get more money from the lumber industry than the pulp

  • Logging in the United States

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    Protection and Restoration Act” <http://www.theorator.com/bills108/hr2169.html> 5. Johnsgard. North American Owls. Smithsonian pbk, 1982. 6. Maclean, John. Fire and ashes. Henrey holt and company, 2004. 7. Thybony, Scott. Wildfire. Western National Parks Association, 2002. 8. Pyne, Stephen. Tending Fire. Island press, 2004. CRS Report for Congress. 9. .Mexican Spotted Owls: Federal Protection. June 30, 1993, 93-620 ENR 10. Rodeo-Chediski fire Intensity. Map. 7 July. 2002

  • Environmental Air Pollution

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    the Earth is not by chance, it was placed here for a reason. We humans had nothing to do with earth’s creation, nor did we have anything to do with it’s placement or it’s functioning. We are only a part of it. We are as much part of it as the Spotted Owl, which is a bird. But environmentalists picture humans as a natural enemy of nature. According to them, we are capable of destroying earth merely by being ourselves. I also don’t understand how these “scientists” of whom which say we are powerful enough

  • From Childhood to Adulthood in Fantasy Fictions.

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    As adolescent literature plays such an important role to young adults, an accomplished writer can incorporate constructive metaphors with which to reach out to teens by addressing the painful journey form childhood to adulthood. Alan Garner's The Owl Service is one such low fantasy text which metaphorically depicts the difficulties of making the transition to adulthood. Garner manages to cleverly disguise this notion under the mythology of the Welsh myth of The Mabinogion. The tales of The Mabinogion

  • The Spotted Owl Case Study

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    both viewpoints include the Spotted Owl Case and the Love Canal Case. In the case of the Spotted Owls, logging was destroying the habitats of the Spotted Owl on the West Coast. A struggle between environmentalists and the

  • Similarities Between 'Gleam And Glow' By Eve Bunting

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    Gleam and Glow, written by Eve Bunting was published in 2001. Gleam and Glow is told from the perspective of Viktor, a young boy living with his family in a war-torn country. After his father leaves home to fight in the war, Viktor is left home along with his mother and five-year-old sister, Marina. Viktor’s home soon becomes a shelter for travelers, where the family learned of the horrors of the war and what is to come to Viktor’s home. One day, a traveler comes to Viktor’s home with two goldfish