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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...