Tramendous Tucan

There are many different species of Toucan.  Their main diet is grapes, and other small fruit.  Many of them live in Brazil and Venezuela.  Their long beak help them catch falling fruit and bugs.  It also helps them to reach into deep holes in trees to get food other birds can't get.  Although their beak is very big it is also very light. The sulfur breasted tucan(shown above) has blue feet, a yellow breast, and a rainbow colored beak.  The rest of their body is black except for some red and white on their tail feathers.  Toucans are related to barbets.  They build their nests in large holes in trees.  We like Toucans because they are very colorful and we like their large beak.  Unlike a lot of birds they are colorful and large.  Toucans are a unique bird.   

The Barn Owl

One of our FAVORITE birds is the Barn Owl. Owls are some of the most misunderstood birds on earth.  We hope that this entry will help you understand owls a little better.  Some people said that owls were a sign of witches, monsters, or devils.  However, we know that isn't true.  When we think of owls we think of awesome, amazing, wonderful creatures.   
The Barn Owl is recognized by the moon shaped or monkey shaped face and the golden yellow colors on the back side of the body.  Their chest is white with little black spots.  The wing feathers are fringed so they muffle all the sound of their wing beats.  Their legs are tipped with sharp talons that they use to catch mice, sugar gliders and other small vertebrates.  They can eat as many as 1,000 rodents a year.  Barn Owls are equipped with ears that point forward and are not equally leveled.  This arrangement of the ears allows the barn owl to pin point where ever the sound of their prey is coming from.  They will then swoop down and go for the kill.  They belong to the family of Tytonidae.  Their scientific name is Tyto Alba.  They can be found almost everywhere in the world except for polar and artic regins.  At one time someone took them to Hawaii, but they had to take them off because they almost killed off another bird called the Albatross, which is kind of like a seagull.
We were introduced to owls through the book series "The Guardians of Ga'Hoole".  We recommend these books.  They are fiction, and very interesting.