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.

When a passing driver spotted a barn owl trapped in a barbed wire fence, she called for help from her sister-in-law to rescue ...

White Owl, Barn Owl Nicola Davies. Candlewick Press (MA), $16.99 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-7636-3364-6 The gentle quietness of the barn owl pervades the pages of this lovely story.

Barn owls may be more widespread than commonly believed Hearing is believing, with recordings of the bird’s eerie cry lending evidence of their presence in Minnesota.

At a recent wedding ceremony in Britain, guests gasped when it came time for the couple to exchange rings. A large, white barn owl suddenly swooped in, soaring down the aisle with a tiny pouch ...

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.

Protecting the barn owl despite the war The Middle East is a critical region for bird conservation of all kinds, sitting at the junction of long-distance migration routes.

All About Barn Owls Barn owls with their distinctive white, flat faces are one of the most common types of raptors in the world.

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) –- There are four owl species that are frequently found in Virginia. The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources has reported the four most common owls that people can find in ...

Barn Owls feed on our native Field Mouse and Pygmy Shrew, but the arrival of the Bank Vole in the 1920s and the Greater White-toothed Shrew in 2006 have helped no end.