As a result, dead trees are often removed for landscaping reasons. Unfortunately, such a tree might already be hosting a growing family of owls when it is cut down. Because most owls are active at night, they sleep during the day. In order to avoid diurnal predators, owls try to be as inconspicuous as possible. They accomplish this by camouflage.
Gray birds live primarily in northern forests, among gray-barked spruces, firs and other conifers.
These feathery strutures are not part of the bird's ears at all. Rather, they break up the otherwise rpound outline of the bird's head, helping it to further blend in with its surroundings. The construction and donation of these boxes has been geneerously provided by Martin Wenz of the Krusos Foundation. All of these birds are now capable of flight, and we are providing them with both food and shelter, as well as the freedom to come and go as they please. By the end of the summer it is our hope that these birds will all be back in their natural habitat in the wild, where they belong.