Negro and his team’s latest research suggests instead that the barn owl’s brilliant white plumage is in fact a form of nocturnal camouflage or counter-illumination that gives the hunter an ...

Negro and his team’s latest research suggests instead that the barn owl’s brilliant white plumage is in fact a form of nocturnal camouflage or counter-illumination that gives the hunter an ...

Owls, with their earth-toned feathers, are masters of camouflage. But not the barn owl. Adorned with striking white plumage ...

A heart-shaped white facial disk is a characteristic that sets the American barn owl apart from other owls. Bird sounds courtesy of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology These birds have very different ...

But the barn owl has a pure white underbelly, which would seem to make it easy for prey to detect. It also has a round white face. The team wondered if the unique coloring helps the owl to blend ...

The bank vole was first discovered in Ireland as recently as 1964 in Co Kerry. There is good evidence from genetic studies ...

barred owl, barn owl, long-eared owl, and short-eared Owl. If you've got a large tree in your backyard, it could be perfect for an owl nesting box. A nesting box isn't right for every owl.

“It’s the owl from Harry Potter — Hedwig. “It’s a rarity. It’s a rare sighting in New York City, generally one we only get in the middle of winter.” The mostly polar white owl ...

A wildlife rescue charity has called a barn owl "very lucky" after it was found ensnared to a tree by a kite line. Secret World said the creature was caught by the tip of its wing by the string ...

The snowy owl, an Arctic white 24-inch tall bird ... Small and medium sized owls, such as the screech owl and the barn owl, are better fits for nesting boxes. Eastern screech owls are common ...