There was so much I enjoyed, its hard to decide! My favorites would have to be how they can use their face plates to direct sound, and how their feather structure on their wings is different than other hunting birds like hawks and eagles. I also just loved to learn the different calls and species, this course was so fun!

One piece of information is on finding owls. I remember attending a nature walk where the naturalist used sounds to call in an owl or at least get one or two to" answer back". I have heard of people using food as well. I am glad the course addressed this. This is a great introduction to Owls as well as for someone like myself who wants to learn more about this amazing bird. I volunteered at a Raptor Education and Re-hab center here in Colorado. I attended classes and qualified for a state license to work with the birds but the courses didn't provide more infomation as contained in this serries.

So much fascinating information it’s hard to choose just one! I loved hearing the different sounds owls make. Learning about the various types of owls around the world was cool, too. I also enjoyed seeing the depictions of owls throughout history. We are in a long line of people who have admired owls.

17 neck vertebrae ... very cool.  Did not realize that my "talking" back to my friends the Great Horned Owls is not a good idea!! They seem to like my conversation! (At least, that's my interpretation...my husband thinks I'm just a little off!) And the course was very interesting. The "night sounds" segment (owl or not owl) was particularly fun for me, as I hear a lot of those sounds often, and wondered what the heck the "not an owl" sounds were!

The diversity of owls and their adaptations (both shared like facial discs/silent flight and differing like talon size/sounds) were the most memorable. Many of the included links were also very interesting. I’m excited to get outside and listen more closely on early and late hikes for some of the owls covered!

I was surprised at how different the various owl sounds are across species.  Most birds sound like a bird, but the owls sound nothing like their owl cousins.

I learned about the many different types of owls as well as their behaviours.  I really enjoyed the tips on how to find owls.   I was thrilled to see a barred owl last week during a walk in the woods.  A few days later, my son spotted what he thought was a barn owl while waiting for a train at night. This course has increased my appreciation for these beautiful birds.

Learning and listening repeatedly to owl sounds. This will identify the owls that live in my vicinity.

I've learned so many interesting things about owls through this course.  One of them was that some owls hunt by sight and others by sound.  Picking mice out of the snow 18 inches down?!  That's amazing to me.

Hard to pick just one. The amazing diversity and worldwide presence of owls perhaps. I loved the section on owls in art.  My image is a contemporary representation of a barn owl my daughter gave me. Some of my interest in this topic was fueled by reading The Owl Who Liked Sitting on Caesar: Living With a Tawny Owl by Martin Windrow. As I was finishing the book I encountered a tawny owl & the largest European owl  outside a Scottish National Trust shop in Edinburgh, both rescued and unable to return to the wild but trained to help educate the public to the need for environmental care. I’m currently reading Carl Safina’s book Alfie and Me about a rescued Eastern Screech Owl and a history of Euro~American ideas about humans’ relationship to  the natural world. This has just been an amazing course!

owl feather structure and purpose facial disc use to adjust listening distance hunting method through snow grabbing blind how to find them

Definitely the different owl sounds!

As I continue taking the class, there will probably be many memorable things I will learn and love sharing with others. However, to me right now, I am amazed by how much owls can eat in a year and how many species of owls there are! I also enjoyed seeing the various art pieces made by many different cultures to celebrate or revere owls.

The most memorable piece of Information I learned in this course is... all of it! I love owls so much and I had asked my mom to get me this course for months! I especially loved the part with the owl carvings and creations from ancient civilizations!

It's a little bit of trivia, but it was interesting that the Egyptians glyphs had other animals, and people, in profile, but the owl was seen head-on. This extends to current applications of owls in image form too, most bird emojis are profile, with the owl being the exception. Their front facing eyes, facial disk, and prominent downturned beak make them more distinguished when viewed from the front! Owls, despite (or perhaps because of?) their mostly nocturnal nature, are a very big part of human culture cross the world, extending into popular culture today. I had also never heard of, or considered, that there were owls that went after fish. These owls look quite similar to hawks or falcons, vs the traditional depiction of an owl.

I think it was the assortment of prey items they can have with the sounds compared to esp. non-birds coming a close second.

To me it was the different meanings of the owl calls. I always wondered about what birds were saying.

There are more varieties of owls in my area than I realized.  I have seen owl pellets but didn't realize what they were; now I know to look up when I see them.  Plus so many different calls from owls all over the world!

I was surprised at how many owl species there are across the world. I love listening to all their songs and calls. One thing that stuck with me is how the size of their talons depends on the major source of prey.

The ear tuft  on the owl's head is actually used for communication! and display?

The diversity of owls was what amazed me the most.  I was especially surprised to learn that Snowy Owls are able to hunt sea birds in open water!

I loved this whole course but I found it fascinating how they have different calls and how unique some owl sounds were. Their camo ability always impresses me. I also was surprised to hear that no owl can see in total darkness but needs a little light.  I was amazed about how widespread Barn owls are. I also enjoyed the pointers on how to find owls as that is a great difficulty for me for some reason.

I found it fascinating to learn that the ears of an owl are not directly across from each other and that their unusual position allows them to detect sounds from above and below. I also adored the call of the Northern Saw-Whet Owl...it does sound like a truck backing up! Lastly, I was surprised to learn that owl heads do not turn any differently than other birds and that their head rotation is an illusion caused by the feathers hiding their neck. So cool!

For me, I feel like the most notable piece was the fact about an owl's neck/head-turning. I'd always thought that feature was exclusive to owls and never realized how that's a trait found throughout most bird species. I also found the tidbits about owl skulls and how their eyes are fixed in place a lot of fun. Especially when I connected the dots and realized that was why they turn their heads so much. In terms of actual, whole course segments, I found the section about owl calls to be a ton of fun. Hearing all those different sounds really endeared me to some species I'd never really thought about before. (Mainly the Black-and-White Owl and how it sounds like it gets startled at the end of its call.)