wood owl

British  

noun

1. another name for tawny owl

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Example Sentences

At Willersey, a Mr Andrews, a lover of birds who owns a large garden and orchard in the village, gave me an entertaining account of a pet wood owl he once had.

From Birds and Man by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)

It is not so everywhere, certainly not in my friend's Gloucestershire village, where the white owl is unknown, while the brown or wood owl is quite common.

From Birds and Man by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)

He cut down the old elm tree, too, to which the wood owl used to come on summer evenings.

From Marie Claire by Raphael, John N.

The larger wood owl is supposed to have a different disposition, to be a dweller in deep woods, in love with "seclusion, gloom, and retirement,"—a thorough hermit.

From Birds and Man by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)

The wood owl came quite near to an old elm tree which was by the door, and we used to think that it was saying "good night" to us.

From Marie Claire by Raphael, John N.