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American Barn Owl: Ghostly Bird of Prey

If you’ve ever seen a big, ghostly bird swoop through the beam of headlights, you probably glimpsed an American barn owl.
A barn owl is about 33-36 centimetres long with a wingspan of 87-90 centimetres. They are a scarce breeding species found on farmland here all year round. Barn owls are about the size of a jackdaw and ...
Look whooo’s gone missing again! A popular barn owl with a history of wanderlust has once again gone AWOL from a Long Island Nature Center. Nebula, a 6-year-old captive-bred European barn owl, somehow ...
West Penwith is home to some very fluffy and photogenic barn owlets, said the National Trust [Katie Reynolds] Barn owlets in part of Cornwall had a particularly strong breeding season this year, with ...
A woman who kept a barn owl in a cramped parrot cage has been taken to court by the RSPCA and convicted of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal. Named Shirlina, the wild bird had no ...
West Penwith is home to some very fluffy and photogenic barn owlets, said the National Trust Barn owlets in part of Cornwall had a particularly strong breeding season this year, with 21 owlets ...
Barn owlets in part of Cornwall had a particularly strong breeding season this year, with 21 owlets successfully fledged, the National Trust has said. Rangers working with the West Cornwall Ringing ...