Dedicated to the preservation and conservation of local wildlife through education and rehabilitation Facts and Myths 1. Owls have excellent vision, both at night and day.
Some owls are both nocturnal and diurnal.
If a humans eyes grew to the fit the same proportions as an owls eyes, a human would have eyes as big as baseballs. Owls can not turn their head completely around in a circle. Extra vertebrae in their necks permit the owl to rotate up to 270 degrees in both directions. The ear tufts on the Great Horned Owl and the Eastern Screech Owl are really not ears. These feathers act as camouflage by breaking up an owl's outline.