Hoosier, a barn owl with a gorgeous, snowy heart-shaped face, also is a puppy at heart. On a frigid late winter morning at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, the 15-year-old owl has checked off a couple ...

The barn owl (Tyto alba), with its characteristic heart-shaped face, is found on every continent except Antarctica. The most widespread owl species, the barn owl hunts at night over open land.

The white barn owl (Tyto alba) is a winged phantom.It is known for its distinct heart-shaped face, as well as its ghostly white plumage and eerie shriek. The predator is common across many parts ...

Only three barn owl nests were detected during the first Wisconsin Breeding Bird Atlas field survey from 1995 to 2000, the last in Grant County in 1999, according to the DNR.

They have one ear higher than the other, can turn their heads through 270 degrees, their hungry young make a sound between ...

However, the rehabilitation of an injured Barn Owl is a complex task. These owls are more sensitive to stress and environmental changes than many other species, making recovery particularly difficult.

The boxes for the barred owl, however, need be only 12 to 15 feet above the ground, also attached to a live tree or a post.These bird prefers to have the boxes more within a wooded area, but ...

There are three owl species in Indiana that could use more nesting boxes: the barn owl, barred owl and Eastern screech owl. Here's what to do.

What an Owl Knows. By Jennifer Ackerman. Penguin Press; 352 pages; $30. Oneworld Publications; £16.99. W ith a face as round as the first letter of its name and a stance as upright as the last ...

The boxes for the barred owl, however, need be only 12 to 15 feet above the ground, also attached to a live tree or a post.These bird prefers to have the boxes more within a wooded area, but ...

The owl captured by Butynski and colleagues had a wingspan of 63 centimeters (2 feet) and weighed 195 grams (6.9 ounces), smaller than the planet’s most ubiquitous owl, the barn owl (Tyto alba).