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.

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 ...

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.

In flight it appears like a white ghost. Barn owls, like all owls, have special feathers which allows it to fly silently.

The ghostly sight of a barn owl (Tyto alba) flying silently and slowly at night is a rare thrill. There is a lane near my home where we often catch the almost white, slow and stately wing beats of a ...

Last autumn, one of the charity’s ecology and conservation officers spotted a small, white, heart-shaped face peering from a nestbox under the eaves of a straw barn at the sanctuary’s Trow Farm, which ...