Eurasian eagle owls have prominent ear-tufts, a large barrel-shaped body, large powerful feathered talons, and vivid orange eyes. Their plumage is brown in colour and heavily streaked with black and their underside is much paler in colour with a distinctive a white throat. The typical “facial disk”, seen in most owls, is much less developed in the Eurasian Eagle Owl.
Eurasian eagle owls are most active during dawn and dusk, when their prey species is most active.
Size: 60-75 cm in length, with a wingspan of 1.5 to 2meters. Females are larger than males weighing up to 4.2kg with the males at approximately 2.8kg.