BRIAN & ANGELA

BARN OWL AWESOME ~ An Acrostic Sonnet

 

 

BARN OWL IN FULL FLIGHT ~ BEAUTIFUL

 

B ARN OWLS  are one of the UK\'s most

A WESOME  Birds ~ especially in flight

R EALLY  elegant ~ silent and nocturnal

N OT  seen by Day ~ not heard by Night !

 

O WLS  are very successful ~ over 200 species

W ORLDWIDE  except where its very COLD ~ they

L IKE  to live where it\'s warm ~ very WISE !

 

A N OWL  has adaptions which make it successful

W ONDERFUL  ability to turn its head through 270 degrees

E YES  that are large and frontal ~ to see in the dark

S HARP  beak and claws ~ just like a HAWK

O WL\'S  feathers are soft ~ so it is silent in flight  ~ A

M OUSE  in grass ~ makes enough noise for an OWL to hear

E  MBLEM   of the Greek Goddess  ATHENA ~ AMEN !

 

Thanks for visiting ~ comments welcome ~ Love BRIAN XOX

 

OWLS are much loved in the UK but seldom seen ~ except at

night ~ The OWL is the emblem of the Great City of Leeds !