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The Boro Owl spent a few months terrorising passengers at Middlesbrough train station and then disappeared without a trace... until it decided to take a nap in Captain Cook Square!

It took passers-by a while to notice what everyone was looking at, but when they realised, most were impressed:

The crowd spot the owl

"It's beautiful isn't it?" Said one onlooker

"It's brilliant, he's been around for eight months!"

"He's been here for two hours now, I was here about an hour ago and he had a pigeon for his breakfast!" Revealed an owl fan.

The Boro Owl aka The Eurasian Eagle owl (Bubo Bubo)

The Eagle Owl is one of the largest owls in the world at about 69 cms (27 inches) in length and has a wingspan of 200 cm (6 ft). It stands knee-high to a human and has听听 It has a large beak and enormous talons but it's most noticeable features are the piercing orange eyes. It mainly feeds on small animals but can kill larger animals such as foxes and young deer and is even known to attack and kill other birds of prey.

The call of the Eagle Owl is a deep "ooh-oh" with emphasis on the first syllable for the male.

The Eagle Owl's scientific name comes from it's deep booming call. The word "bubo" based on the call, has referred to owls, particularly the Eagle Owl, since the dark ages.

The Eagle Owl was not considered to be naturally resident in England but a pair have been breeding in North Yorkshire for several years in a valley in ministry of defence land.听 There is some debate as to whether these birds are escapees or whether they have arrived naturally from the continent, which would only be a relatively short journey. Radio tracking on birds on the continent have shown they can travel distances but there is no evidence to suggest these birds would cross open water.

Take a look at our photos of the owl, and listen to 成人快手 Tees' Chris Nisbet and Alex Hall by clicking the audio links at the top right of this page!