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This is a tawny owl.
There are about 120,000 of them in the UK, making them the most common owl in the country. You probably don’t see them often because they’re nocturnal – they come out at night.
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Owls can do some incredible things.
Their eyesight is incredible – they can see a mouse over 100m away!
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They have an extremely flexible neck which means they can rotate their heads 280 degrees in either direction.
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And tawny owls can hear brilliantly – they can hear 10 times more than we can!
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But there’s one thing they can’t do. And that’s ride a bike.
Or can they?
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This is Sweet Pea – and her owner, Hannah.
Hannah’s family run a hawk and owl rescue service. They adopted Sweet Pea when she was only two weeks old.
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Hannah explained that one day Sweet Pea was on her dad’s arm whilst he was on a bike – and then she just hopped onto the handlebars!
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She really likes being on the handlebars and now has a special perch on Hannah’s bike, which allows her to keep a firm grip.
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Sweet Pea isn’t the only amazing bird that Hannah has at home – she also has a snowy owl, a kestrel and an eagle owl.
But Sweet Pea’s her favourite! |
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