Owls' wings are well padded with soft, velvety feathers. The feathers along the edge of the wing are fringed just like the teeth on a comb. These feathers help stop the flapping noises that most birds make when they fly. Most owls are rather large birds. But some are no bigger than a sparrow.
Owls are very easy birds to identify.
Owls are found everywhere on Earth, except in the polar regions. The tufts on owls' heads are like horns or ears. The tufts are special feathers. Owls lay their eggs in a hole in a tree, in a crack in a cliff, or in a slight hollow they scratch into the ground. Many owls move into an abandoned nest that some other bird built the year before.