C - Tawny Owl

Have you ever heard an owl say ‘twit-twoo’? Tawny owls live in woodland like this and at night they come out to hunt for small mammals like mice. Their familiar ‘too-wit too-woo’ sound isn’t the call of a single bird, but is actually made by a male and female calling to each other. The female makes a ‘too-wit’ sound, and the male answers with ‘too-woo’. So if you hear ‘ too-wit-too-woo’ you know you’re listening to a pair of owls keeping in touch with each other and defending their territory.