The tawny owl feeds on small animals, hunting nocturnally using its sense of hearing; it flies silently, listening for rustling sounds and seizing prey with its claws from the ground or branches. The species’ diet includes rodents, small mammals, birds, and insects, such as garden dormice, squirrels, gray voles, Asian tube-nosed bats, rats, canary finches, and Eurasian hedgehogs. The hunting strategy involves active pursuit and ambush. The daily food requirement ranges from 40 grams to 80 grams.