Chewonki came into our classes today for an owl presentation. The kids have been talking about adaptations in science and have been reading about owls to start reading the class book Owls in the Family in their LA class.
First of all, the presenter was a great-kid friendly presenter and the kids were so well behaved when they learned that the owls would get scared and we would not be able to stay if they got out of hand. Not only did the kids stay engaged but they shared their knowledge and asked great questions and were able to get a close up look at the owls (so beautiful and one talked to us) because they were so quiet in the voices and body language - of course in a regular class day they are rather boisterous and squirmy! I guess it just reinforces the interest level in hands on activities. A definite presentation to look into if you teach anything about owls.
Anyway, what I wanted to share that I had not known a lot about snowy owls. When she briefly described the snowy owl she showed a male and female I learned that they nest on the ground. The female actually has quite a bit of brown all over her body to blend in with the nest - the male is mostly solid white. Well, being the Harry Potter freak that I am, I was mortified: the lovely bird who "plays" Hedwig in the movies who is female in the books must be a male. Sheesh!
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