Barn owl: Difference between revisions

The tyto alba can reproduce in their first year of life. When the breeding cycle begins, the male begins courting for a mate. When he finds a mate, the male will provide the female with extra food. The two mates often engage in courtship behaviors such as preening each other. <ref name=barnowltrust.org>. [http://www.barnowltrust.org.uk/ Spring - nesting] ''barnowltrust.orgb''. Web. Accessed March 23, 2014. Author Unknown</ref> By the time the chicks reach about five weeks old, they will typically weigh as much as an adult. In order to provide enough food for the young, the parents must capture as many as seventy-four small animals such as mice per night.<ref name=Sky-hunters.org/>