EagleOwl - Bubo Bubo

My company name EagleOwl is derived of course from the bird with the same name, or Bubo Bubo in latin. Eagle Owls are very large and powerful birds, often said to be the largest of the owls but is in fact sharing this title with the lesser known "Blakiston's Fish-owl".

The Eurasian Eagle Owl has an impressive wing span of up to 200 cm and a height of 75 cm in the largest recorded specimens. Females weigh 1.75 to 4.2 kg and are thus a bit heavier than the males, weighing in at around 1.5 to 3.2 kg. Its eyes are a deep orange in color and the bird also has distinctive ear tufts that can look a lot like horns. This can often give them a rather comically surprised or bewildered appearance.

It is commonly believed that Eagle Owls (and most other owls) can turn their heads completely backwards, but this is not entirely true. They can however turn their head a full 135 degrees in each direction and thereby look over their shoulder to see what goes on behind them. Their eyes, as with most birds, are also fixed in their sockets which means they actually need to turn their whole head whenever they want to shift their view from one thing to another.

The Eagle Owl is normally found in mountain areas with large forests, where it prefers to nest on the ledges of high cliffs. It is found throughout all of Europe, Russia, the Middle East and Asia, and some rare specimens have even been sighted as far south as northern Africa.

Eagle Owls feed primarily on smaller mammals such as rodents and the likes but they are also quite capable of killing larger prey such as foxes and even young deer if they manage to catch them off guard. As most owls they are nocturnal and hunt during the night.

In the wild, the Eagle Owl can live an impressive 20 years and in captivity, as with most wild animals, much longer - some sources say even up to 60 years!

The reason I picked the Eagle Owl as my company symbol is that they are by far the coolest bird I know with tons of personality in their big orange eyes, deep "HOO-hoo" call sign and stealthy, completely silent flight. I'm extremely fond of their latin name as well :o)