A bird that is one of the most widespread in the UK, Western Europe and the Mediterranean has somehow ventured to the far north - the first Tyto alba seen in Finland since 1935, and only the eighth time it has been seen in there. The bird was found dead in a field in Vehma, and the University of Turku has carried out an autopsy to find out the cause of death. The answer is: starvation. For some reason it was unable to find its usual diet of small animals. Professor Karhilahti said that the harsh northern conditions seems to have been beyond its capabilities, although there was food to be found, if only it had known where to look, as there are quite a lot of moles in some places.
In Finland Tyto alba are called 'tower owls' (tornipöllö) which are better known to us as the good old barn owl.
The barn owl has a special place in our hearts as the creepy star of horror movies.
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The owl is so named as it likes to inhabit old towers and castles, as well as church towers in wait of funerals, and the ensuing scampering of the rodent kind. And let us not forget: barns.
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Karhilahti mentions a mouse owl that arrived in Turku from the far north to winter, which was on duty at Yliopistonmäki, but when he heard the church bells, Kumu moved to the medieval church of St. Catherine. - When the coffin was lowered at the funeral and the conifers were moved from the top of the opened grave to the side, mice and moles always left and the owl snapped them up, Karhilahti explains. - It did well all winter. - The tower owl did not yet know how to proceed here. First you have to apply for academic education and then go to church to eat.[he quipped] |
The barn owl has a special place in our hearts as the creepy star of horror movies.
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When you want to be in horror in movies or tension sets, sooner or later the tower owl will fly across the image with the white underside shining in the dark. Just before the ghost appears in the picture, a sound is heard. “A shimmering, abrasive and scary brightness,” the bird books describe the tower owl’s warning sound. The owl as a sound effect is starting to even be a cliché. So heard. It’s familiar to all of us, even though not everyone knows that the sound from the TV or the screen belongs to the tower owl. |
The owl is so named as it likes to inhabit old towers and castles, as well as church towers in wait of funerals, and the ensuing scampering of the rodent kind. And let us not forget: barns.
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