Barn owls

Barn owls are my favourite bird!

 Barn owls are found everywhere around the world except polar and desert regions.
 Most barn owls are around 33 to 39 cm. (wing span ranging from 80 to 95 cm).
The face is characteristically heart-shaped and is white in most species.
This owl does not hoot, it utters an eerie, drawn -out shriek.
It is normally nocturnal but in some places such as England and some pacific islands, it also hunts in the day. They mate for life unless one of the pair gets killed, when a new pair may be formed.
Their main diet in Europe is shrews and mice, but occasionally they eat rats,geckos and other animals. Their predators are: Large American opossums, common raccoon, eagles, hawks and even other owls! Captive barn owls will live 8-10  years, as for wild barn owls much shorter 4-5 years.



 

Blue throat

Here is a video I took of a Blue throat

Blue throats are one of my favourite birds, because of their amazing colouration. They got their name because of the colour on their throats (blue). The blue throat is a similar size to a European robin (13-14 cm).  Females don't have as strong a blue colour on their throats as the males do. Juveniles are freckled and spotted (the blue colour develops the older they get).  Their main diet is insects but they also eat fruit and seeds. The female will only lay 5-6 eggs and it will take 14-15 days for them to hatch. There are no Blue throats in England!!


   

Blue Throat

Bird migration

My uncle and I went to Burgas to see the bird migration here are all the birds we saw today with pictures my uncle took.

Little owl- 1  

Little owl

           

Black storks- 2000!!

Black storks

White Pelicans- 4000+!!

White pelicans

Lesser spotted eagles- 4500!!

Lesser spotted eagles

Marsh harriers- 6  (sorry didn't take a picture of this one)

Short-toed eagles- about 40!

Red-footed falcon- about 120!

Red- footed falcon

Lesser kestrel- 1

Lesser kestrel

Common buzzards- 1500!

Booted eagle- 1

Booted eagle

Honey buzzards- 80! (sorry didn't take any pictures of it)

Flamingos- 4! (sorry didn't take any pictures of it)

That's all the birds we saw today , we think we saw around 14,000 birds today

Hope you enjoyed the blog!

Facts about pigs

Our pig

• Pigs are the sixth smartest animals on the world, They are smarter than a 3 year old child!!!!
• Pigs are very clean ;), they will keep their toilet area away from where they will lie down and eat!
• A pig called Priscilla, saved a young boy from drowning.
• Pigs do not "Pig out" or "eat like pigs", they prefer to eat slowly and savor their food
• There are around 2 billion pigs on the world
• Pigs dream, much like humans do!
• Wild pigs eat reptiles and small rodents!!!
• They can live up to 15 years of age.
• Pigs have 44 teeth.
• Pigs have 15,000 taste buds, Humans 9,000! 
• Pigs live on every continent except Antarctica!
• In Denmark there twice as many pigs as people  

Facts about Leopard geckos

• Leopard geckos are the second most famous lizard pets in the world.
• Wild leopard geckos spend most of their time underground because of the high heat.
• They eat all kinds of insects
• All lizards have ears but, if you shine a light threw a leopard geckos ear you will see the light come out of the other ear!
• When a leopard gecko sheds its skin it will eat it so a predator cant track in down!
• In captivity they can live up to 15-20 years!! some have lived up to 30.
•  Do not have two male leopard geckos  in one tank because they will fight.
• Males are 20-28 cm, females are 18-20 cm and hatchlings  are 7-10 cm    
• When they are irritated they will bark!
• Unlike other geckos, leopard geckos don't have sticky feet, they use claws.
• If your leopard gecko is climbing your tank it might mean that it doesn't like the environment.
• Tail shaking- when your leopard geckos tale is shaking slowly it means it's exited
• When a male is shaking its tale very fast it means that it is telling a female that their is a male in the area and that he is aware of the females being there 
• Leopard geckos in the wild will have much smaller life span because of predators and diseases
• If you leopard gecko has a very thin tale it means it is unhealthy   

15 fun facts about cats

• Cats cam make 100 sounds. Dogs can only make 10
• A cat has gone up to space! it's from france.
• A cats hearing is better than a dogs.
• Approximately 1/3 cat owners think their cats can read their minds
• A female cat is called a queen or a molly
• Some cats have survived falls from 320 meters!
• Cats cant taste sweetness.
• Cats sleep for 70% of their lives.
• Cats can get sick or even die is they eat chocolate!
• Cats have a longer memory then a Dog!
• Cats lick them selves to get your scent off!
• The largest litter of kittens produced 19 kittens!!
• Cats are one of the most popular pets in the world
• Cats on average live to 15, 20 years
• A group of cats are called a clowder