They are nocturnal. If a bird bothers an owl, it attacks. The color of an owl's feathers blend in with trees, rocks, and snow. They have special feathers that help them fly silently. Owls eat birds and spit out pellets which are feathers and bones.
Owls eat small mammals like rats, skunks, mice, and rabbits.
They also eat lizards and snakes. They sometimes eat possums and raccoons. They live in holes made by others birds in tree trunks and cactuses. Sometimes they live in old buildings. Sometimes they live in barns on farms or in bushes in the forest.