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“Don't work like a stalling woodpecker,” urged a Tawny Owl affectionately.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
The Tawny Owl lay on the far side of the island.
From My Lady Nicotine A Study in Smoke by Prendergast, Maurice Brazil
We met first in the Merediths' house-boat, the Tawny Owl, which was then lying at Molesey.
From My Lady Nicotine A Study in Smoke by Prendergast, Maurice Brazil
The tawny owl is a nocturnal bird of prey that can be found in woodlands across Europe and western Siberia and their colour ranges between pale-grey and darker-brown.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 14, 2024
The nocturnal tawny owl is so rarely seen, its disembodied cry seems to be “the voice of night itself.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 6, 2023
As a toddler in Manchester, he would look out of his bedroom window, fascinated by the tawny owl perched on a lamp outside.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 23, 2016
When people choose a household pet, the tawny owl, a small bird of prey, does not often come to mind.
From New York Times ● Jun. 25, 2014
Her dæmon was a small tawny owl, almost invisible in the dappled shadows under the trees.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
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