two owls sitting on a tree branch

This is a small greyish brown owl with white spots. It has a flat face and large round eyes. Because of this the owl has accurate sense of distance and dept of vision. This binocular vision has exceptional importance because the owl needs to catch live prey. The field of vision of owl is so much wider than that of any other bird. The owl can swiftly turn its head to see side ways or even at the back. Spotted owlets are mainly seen in villages, farms, old trees, in gardens near river beds and also in forest on hills. They live in pairs or small groups of 7 or 8. They feed on grasshoppers, beetl