ocr: Common Name: Owl (N.Z.) Food...Insects, Lizards, Spiders, Maori Name: Ruru and Small Mice. birds and their eggs, Rats Size....small owl, appears arger because of fluffing up its feathers. Nocturnal..night bird. Timid in the day when blinded by the sun, Aggressive at night. Flys. Lives in deep shady forest, a hollow tree trunk or a cave, sometimes can be found in city gardens. Call is a high-pitched note from which it receives its name--Morepork. The call Morepork..Morepork is repeated many times in quick succession. Nests in a hollow tree, dense scrub or: a cave. Clutch....2 eggs laid in Octob ...