This medium-sized, curious-looking woodland Owl has conspicuous "ear" tufts that give it a larger appearance (15). The Long-eared Owl is described as being cryptically marked (15).
Long-eared Owls have flexible physicalities - when perched they appear slim and slouch forward; they are able to manoeuvre in flight through dense brush; when roosting, a Long-eared Owl will stretch its body to make itself appear like a tree branch (16). They are noiseless fliers and hover, moth-like, while looking for prey (16).
The prey of Long-eared Owls are mammals (16). Sometimes it's insects, frogs and snakes (16).
To aid its ability to locate prey by sound, the Long-eared Owl has asymmetrical ear openings: the left ear opening is higher than the right (17).
The male's call is a low "hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo...", repeated 10 to 200 times. The female responds with a raspy buzz call and often duets with the male (16). The hoot of one male Long-eared Owl can be heard up to one kilometre away (17).
Long-eared Owls use stick nests built by other species, or in rare cases, will nest in cavities (16).
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