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What do Barn Owls look like? What sounds do Barn Owls make? How can you tell if a Barn Owl is male or female? Where are you likely to find Barn Owls? What do Barn Owls eat? And lots more!
- Barn Owl Life Expectancy
What do Barn Owls die of? Starvation. Starvation is thought...
- Owl Identification
Barn Owls don’t hoot! They shriek, hiss and snore. Often...
- Barn Owl Home Range
Tracking Barn Owls at night to find out where they go is a...
- Barn Owl Distribution
Barn Owl distribution in Devon and Cornwall. The most...
- UK Barn Owl Population
2023 Barn Owl numbers. On the whole, the figures from our...
- Nesting – Spring
When do Barn Owls breed? Barn Owls can breed in their first...
- Barn Owl Pellets
Where to find Barn Owl pellets. Pellets often accumulate at...
- Adaptations
Barn Owl eyes are, on average, twice as light sensitive as...
- Barn Owl Life Expectancy
Ghostly pale and normally strictly nocturnal, Barn Owls are silent predators of the night world. Lanky, with a whitish face, chest, and belly, and buffy upperparts, this owl roosts in hidden, quiet places during the day. By night, they hunt on buoyant wingbeats in open fields and meadows.
With its banshee call, dark eyes, and bright white face, a barn owl could pass for a winged ghost, moving silently against the night sky. In fact, many cultures associate the barn...
The barn owl is a medium-sized, pale-coloured owl with long wings and a short, squarish tail. There is considerable size variation across the subspecies, with a typical specimen measuring about 33 to 39 cm (13 to 15 in) in overall length, with a wingspan of some 80 to 95 cm (31 to 37 in).
Ghostly pale and normally strictly nocturnal, Barn Owls are silent predators of the night world. Lanky, with a whitish face, chest, and belly, and buffy upperparts, this owl roosts in hidden, quiet places during the day. By night, they hunt on buoyant wingbeats in open fields and meadows.
What do barn owls look like? Barn owls are unmistakable; with their signature heart-shaped faces, bright white underparts and mottled golden-buff upperparts, these birds are a striking sight. Like most owls and birds of prey, female barn owls are larger than males.
Discovered in its daytime retreat, the Barn Owl bobs its head and weaves back and forth, peering at the intruder. At night it is often heard calling as it flies high over farmland or marshes. One of the most widespread of all landbirds, found on six continents and many islands.
