The barn owl’s brilliant white underbelly is the key to its success as a nocturnal hunter, allowing the bird to camouflage ...

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.

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 range from white to dark reddish-brown. In the moonlight, white ones hunt more successfully. Likely, they resemble ghosts scaring their prey to immobility. Skip to main content ...

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.

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 ...

Barn owls are one of five species of owl that are resident in the United Kingdom and are active throughout the year, but these incredible birds can be found in many countries across the world ...

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. Davis, a farmer and entrepreneur, ...

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.

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. Davis, a farmer and entrepreneur, ...