The barn owl’s brilliant white underbelly is the key to its success as a nocturnal hunter, allowing the bird to camouflage ...

The barn owl’s brilliant white underbelly is the key to its success as a nocturnal hunter, allowing the bird to camouflage itself against the moon, according to new research.

Well, this ghost scenario might mirror a prey’s experience when encountering a white barn owl (Tyto alba) flying above its head searching for food.At night, the barn owl father hunts for food to ...

Stocks keeps 12 raptors — an eagle, three hawks, a falcon and seven owls — that he uses for flying shows and presentations at schools and senior care centers. Two of his barn owls are trained ...

Barn owls can be identified by their unique, white, heart-shaped face. Their head, back and upper wings are a mix of buff and gray while their face, body and underwings are white. The species ...

Flying silently through Nick Davis’ almond orchard, ... With one-inch talons and a grip stronger than a human hand, the white-faced barn owl is as majestic as it is lethal to rodents.

Barn owls, known for their distinct heart-shaped faces and ghostly white feathers, are one of the most widely distributed bird species in the world, found on every continent except Antarctica.

Barn owls range from white to dark reddish-brown. In the moonlight, white ones hunt more successfully. Likely, they resemble ghosts scaring their prey to immobility. Skip to main content ...

The barn owl’s brilliant white underbelly is the key to its success as a nocturnal hunter, allowing the bird to camouflage itself against the moon, according to new research.

Flying silently through Nick Davis’ almond orchard, a barn owl swoops through the blossoming trees, ... the white-faced barn owl is as majestic as it is lethal to rodents.