XTREME RAPTORS OWLS BY S L Hamilton An imprint of Abdo Publishing abdopublishing com A D Xtreme
OWLS Owls are patient birds of prey They blend in with their surroundings waiting listening and watching These raptors or meat eaters are silent hunters Their feathers allow nearly soundless flight Their huge eyes and super-sensitive hearing let them easily find and capture their surprised prey Eurasian Eagle Owl Bubo bubo 4
Owls have long been symbols of both good and evil In ancient Greece soldiers believed that seeing an owl before a battle gave them a good chance of victory Other cultures saw owls as symbols of death The birds were sometimes hunted and killed to keep them from causing trouble XTREME FACT In Greek mythology Athena the goddess of wisdom was often pictured with a little owl Athene noctua 5
