An owl’s ‘shocking’ color should hinder hunting. Scientists may have figured out why it works
The barn owl’s brilliant white underbelly is the key to its success as a nocturnal hunter, allowing the bird to camouflage ...
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How to Identify a Barred Owl
Learn what a barred owl looks like and what their call sounds like. Plus learn where you can spot these large owls in North ...
Ross-shire Journal17d
Barn owls have made their way to the far north – but still need help
Barn owl chick. The barn owl population has recovered from a low point during the 1970s and 1980s and may now exceed 10,000 ...
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Late barn owl brood in County Down causes surprise and shock
A barn owl pair, considered to be one of Northern Ireland's most threatened farmland birds, have welcomed an "extremely late" winter brood. Four chicks were discovered at a nest in Ballycruttle ...
Irish Examiner6d
'Tis the season... for barn owl nest box maintenance
Barn owls can be killed if they eat poisoned rats or mice — these birds are themselves one of the best means of natural ...
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A bird's-eye view inside a baby barn owl nest
A County Down farmer is celebrating the arrival of four new barn owl chicks after 10 years of conservation work on his land to increase numbers. There are currently fewer than 30 breeding pairs of ...
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Barn owl numbers on the rise in Northern Ireland
Twenty-four barn owl chicks were born in 2022 from eight breeding pairs - six times the number of chicks born in 2021, according to Ulster Wildlife. Two new nest sites were also discovered in ...
The Star1mon
Barn owls here to stay
Hafidzi said this after another pair of barn owls was released on Thursday night – the third release in the pilot project by Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Subang Jaya ...