Flying slowly and silently through the night ... less visible to predators hovering in the depths below. Not all barn owls have white underbellies, however; some have reddish-brown plumage instead.

Flying silently through Nick Davis’ almond ... 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.

ONE of the "most-loved" breeds of the owl was spotted in daylight in a Worcestershire village. The barn owl, a bird of prey categorised by its heart-shaped head, was spotted in the middle of the day ...

In flight it appears like a white ghost. Barn owls, like all owls, have special feathers which allows it to fly silently. When out hunting, the typical method is to quarter the ground, flying back ...