It then swoops down onto the prey. This method is used often by owls that live in relatively dense forested areas. Quartering - the owl flies low over the ground looking for prey. This methods is used often by owls that live in relatively clear landscapes. Owls hunt and eat rodents, insects, frogs, and birds.
Owls eat smaller prey whole and larger prey in chunks.
Habitat and Range Owls are found worldwide in a huge range of habitats from rainforests to grasslands to wooded areas to tundra. Another quiz on owls to use with this page. A large bird of prey from North and South America. Owl Owls are nocturnal hunters with eyes that face forwards. Snowy Owl A white owl that lives in the North American tundra.