This is a barn owl, the scarcer of our two breeding owl species. It is a nocturnal species that breeds indoors in old farm ...

Many of us here in Texas are familiar with the largest of the owls, the Great Horned Owl. Its “whoo-whoo-whoo” song resounds throughout our Texas evenings. Some of us have even observed one of the ...

What I call the Owl Relativity Theory could add solidity to the idea that barn owls have much wider distribution in Minnesota than ever imagined. These could be itinerant barn owls, but barn owls ...

One of the most elusive and mysterious owls of Ohio is the barn owl (Tyto alba). This very large predator, measuring 16 inches long with a wingspan of 3 ½ feet, has a heart-shaped face, large dark ...

Barn owls swoop down on rodents and swallow them whole – gophers, voles and mice, gone in a few gulps. But how do they keep down all that food? Well, they don’t. In a few stomach-turning steps, they ...

Often referred to as the “White Owl” or Ghost Owl, the barn owl’s plumage is white to the breast and a sort of golden buff ...

Life on a volcanic isle appears to give barn owls a blush of red-brown plumage. The high-sulfur environment on such islands influences the birds’ coloration, researchers report March 13 in the Journal ...

The hoots of the great horned owl, the most common owl species in San Diego County, are something we hear throughout the year ...

2025 proved to be a 'very bad year' for barn owls and kestrels on the Isle of Wight but there is some buzz about the ...

Owls are nocturnal creatures that we rarely get to see up close, but there is one really good reason to attract them. This is ...