This is why white barn owls exist. September 16, 2019 at 2:30 a.m. by James Gorman The New York Times. Barn owl. (The Chattanooga Times Free Press file photo) When the moon hits your eye ...

Barn owls come in two shades, reddish brown and white. During a full moon, the white owls fare better than red ones when hunting voles, even though they should be more easily spotted.

Barn owls measure up to 20 inches in length with a wingspan of nearly 4 feet. Like all owls, they have wing feathers that are serrated like a comb. This adaptation allows them to fly almost silently.

TRABUCO CANYON – The mama barn owl at Starr Ranch Sanctuary wraps her long wings and body around her brood of six chicks. Her face is all white and in the shape of a heart, belying the ferocity ...

Barn owls may be more widespread than commonly believed. ... Bloem continues: "There was the person outside of Houston who emailed to say she had a dead white owl from outside of Houston.

Taxidermy owls on a zip wire have helped determine why white barn owls can be more successful at startling their prey. Under a full moon the birds’ plumage triggers their prey to freeze for a ...

Very distinctively colored, the barn owl is easily distinguishable from all other owls in this area. The first distinctive feature is the white, heart-shaped face that is set apart by a thin ...

Winegrowers invite barn owls to raise their young in the boxes because owls are pest control machines. I mean, a barn owl family can kill about 3,500 varmints a year. They don’t take ’em all ...

Barn owls, the birds most fretted over by the nation's conservationists, are at last responding to years of tender care and attention. Last year, a record number of chicks fledged, and the species ...

This is why white barn owls exist. September 16, 2019 at 2:30 a.m. by James Gorman The New York Times ...